Betsie and Martha
Have you ever thought, HearthKeeper, about how important color is? Have you ever thought that even what you wear might be as vital as bringing color to your prison cell? Reading this book made me far more aware of the importance of color. In fact, one of the expressions of hope is a bright blue sweater passed around from sister to sister as they endure their different harsh prison sentences. Beauty is one of the great themes brought out over and over and almost always associated with Betsie.