“Reb Saunders is a great man, Reuven. Great men are always difficult to understand.”
A truly moving piece of work. I found myself using this Jewish experience to relate to my Christian one–“But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel.” Having ultimately found it to be a HUMAN experience, I agree with The Wall Street Journal’s remarks on the novel: “Its themes are profound and universal…”
Love, family, friendship, pain, brilliance, compassion–quite a read.
A truly moving piece of work. I found myself using this Jewish experience to relate to my Christian one–“But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel.” Having ultimately found it to be a HUMAN experience, I agree with The Wall Street Journal’s remarks on the novel: “Its themes are profound and universal…”
Love, family, friendship, pain, brilliance, compassion–quite a read.
"The God-worship of every life–this was the art of Auschwitz."
I would highly recommend this book to anyone with an appreciation for the human heart, the human story, and enduring hope.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone with an appreciation for the human heart, the human story, and enduring hope.
What would it be like to step into a Thomas Kinkade painting and to take a stroll around the small town there to meet some of its people? It'd be much like reading Cape Light by Thomas Kinkade and Katherine Spencer.
Goodness, it's been nearly two decades since the first time I read this first novel in one of my favorite ChristFic series: easily paced contemporary fiction about the trials and joys of everyday folks.
The writing style isn't that sharp or surprising, and it's a little jarring when the point of view in a scene switches between characters with little to no warning. But the people here are believable, and their storylines are natural with substance that isn't too heavy. It's wholesome reading without a lot of schmaltz.
The ending is satisfying but doesn't tie everything up with a tidy, perfect bow. I'm looking forward to revisiting the second novel.
Goodness, it's been nearly two decades since the first time I read this first novel in one of my favorite ChristFic series: easily paced contemporary fiction about the trials and joys of everyday folks.
The writing style isn't that sharp or surprising, and it's a little jarring when the point of view in a scene switches between characters with little to no warning. But the people here are believable, and their storylines are natural with substance that isn't too heavy. It's wholesome reading without a lot of schmaltz.
The ending is satisfying but doesn't tie everything up with a tidy, perfect bow. I'm looking forward to revisiting the second novel.
But I get it. I empathize. And it’s a story that empathizes with me and the kind of impossible pain it’s taken to make me into the creative I am, and am becoming.
A fine, raw, magnificent novel.