The Potter and the Clay: Why Hast Thou Made Me Thus?

By Reed Moss

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0974737690
• ISBN13: 9780974737690
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Harris Publishing
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

I couldn't put it down

I often read the beginning of a book, and then skip to the end. I couldn't do that with this book; I had to read it all the way through. In fact, I read through the night to finish this book; I could not put it down. I was completely caught up in the story of this family, the children and the parents. This book is a timeless story of a family living during the depression, but more than that (for me) it was a window into the life of my father, who also grew up in Idaho during the depression. This book gave me added insight into what it must have been like for him, and a deeper appreciation for what his parents had to do to provide for their children in those years. Though the circumstances were different, the struggles, the desires and the feelings were the same. What a gift!

A 'Must Read" for Today's Students

I wish that I had the money to place a copy of Reed Moss's THE POTTER AND THE CLAY in every teacher's mailbox throughout America. This text is an 'across-the-curriculum' jewel...linking past with present, from depression through WWII to the why's and why nots of family life today. Reed Moss's text is the 21st century sequel to Harper Lee's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. If the current U.S. Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings, now wants the U.S. schools to teach character values, this is our new curriculum source. No student or their parent will be able to put it down from the first page to the last. A must Book Club read, THE POTTER AND THE CLAY will undoubtedly be Rober Redford's next Sundance film winner! Bravo, Mr. Reed!

God Does All Things Well

A heartfelt story full of love and loss, extreme happiness and debilitating sadness and true miracles. "The Potter and the Clay" is a wonderfully written account of a families search for the meaning of life. You can feel the joys and pains of this family through the author's words. The story of the incident at the Grand Hotel will live forever in my mind and as Mr. Moss so eloquently states, "God does all things well."

An Honest Story that Makes You Think

I love books that tell a bit of history mixed in with a real story about people I can believe in. I grew up in Idaho so of course I was interested in this book, which tells about a family and its struggles during the depression. But mixed in there is a touching story about trusting in God amidst great challenge and loss. I found myself sitting with Lael as she wrote her name over and over, and wondered if she knew she was "different," and I especially related to Lael's mother, as I have experienced my own loss. Mr. Moss writes with a sensitivity to true feelings that parents, neighbors, families, and friends struggle with in any era. I couldn't stop reading. I cried more than once. I learned something about the depression era in Idaho, but I learned something about faith and perseverance also, lessons I will not soon forget.

The Potter and the Clay Book by Reed Moss

Personal history and Area history of life in Idaho. It is magical, beautiful, inspiring, and heartwarming. The book is especially important to me because it is of the area I grew up in. It made me laugh... it made me weep openly... it made me think of my own family and the trials that we have gone through. It also gave me hope. The book has a wonderful message! I would recommend it to anyone who likes to read. Roma Christensen