Book: Ordinary Grace
Author: William Kent Kreuger
Pages: 336
This is my 126th read for the year
What Amazon Says:
New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. The Twins were playing their debut season, ice-cold root beers were selling out at the soda counter of Halderson's Drugstore, and Hot Stuff comic books were a mainstay on every barbershop magazine rack. It was a time of innocence and hope for a country with a new, young president. But for 13 year old Frank Drum it was a grim summer in which death visited frequently and assumed many forms. Accident. Nature. Sucide. Murder. Frank begins the season preoccupied with the concerns of any teenage boy, but when tragedy unexpectedly strikes his family - which includes his Methodist minister fathr' his passionate, artistic mother; Julliard-bound older sister; and wise-beyond his years kid brother - he finds himself thrust into an adult world full of secrets, lies, adultery, and betrayal, suddenly called upon to demonstrate a maturity and gumption beyond his years. Told from Frank's perspective 40 years after that fateful summer.
This was a great book. He is a great writer. There is great character development and the story flowed well. There is a mix of everyday life in a small town and heartbreak that works well together. The mystery was a little hard to figure out, but as we got nearer to the end, it started to pull together the "who done it". Loved the epilogue. I listened to it and it was a good book to listen to - easy to keep engaged.
Stars: 4.5