For me, the best books are populated with realistic characters that I think about long after I’ve finished the book. They become real people that I’ve met at some point during my life. They aren’t the perfect people we’ve come to expect to see on TV or movies. My favorite people (whether in real life or books) are the ones whose “insides” become the important part. Just like the scripture that says man looks on the outside while God sees the inside.
That is the essence of Home Another Way
- Sarah Graham has no home and no money, but she has the promise of an inheritance from her father’s estate. To accept it she travels to a small mountain village in the state of New York. She has an inheritance all right, but she must live there for six months before she can claim the money. This could be a recipe for disaster. Big City Sarah is hateful, rude, promiscuous and self-centered. She really doesn&’t like herself and, at the beginning, neither did I.
- Beth is a few years younger than Sarah. We first meet Beth as a waitress in the diner. There is no way to disguese the fact that Beth has been severely burned. Half of her face is scarred. But the “inside” of Beth’s character is so friendly and genuinely loving that after a while both Sarah and the reader don’t even think about her scars. Her inner beauty is all you see.
- Maggie is Beth’s mom and owner of the local Inn where Beth stays when she first comes to town.
- Jack is Beth’s brother and also the local minister. And, Sarah thinks he’s very attractive.
- Melody is Sarah’s equal when it comes to throwing out insults. But inside, Melody has a very giving and loving heart. She gives Sarah what Sarah has wanted all her life.
- Doc is a crusty character. The local doctor, he gives Sarah a job visiting elderly and shut-in patients.
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There are many more people in this isolated community. One person not alive but very present in spirit is Sarah’s father. Everyone in town has nothing but good to say about him. Sarah doesn’t want to hear it. This is the man she has never known. When she was a young child her father killed her mother and then spent many years in prison. Yes, there is a mystery here. This is Christian fiction yet you will find no preaching here. It’s a deep and complicated story that should engage most everyone. One simple suggestion: read it with a Kleenex handy. This is the first book by the author but I doubt it will be her last. It is very well written. |
This book review originally appeared on my blog, Joyfully Retired.
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The book sounds great and I will buy it next trip to Border’s. If you are interested inanother Christain Fiction, may I suggest “The Shack.” To experience what the main character Mack experiences on that weekend with “Papa” would be an extrordinary moment in anyones existence. It reaches to the depths of the heart and renews personal hope, faith and forgiveness.And yes, you will need a box of tissues for this one as well.
Loved The Shack, also! It resonated with me, as I have also experienced great disappointment and pain with God, and also renewal of my faith. divinebetrayal.com Thanks for the suggestion, love, Grace