Ordinary Grace by
William Kent Kruger was a book I found in my Audible library. I think
it’s been there for several years, and it might have come with my
original subscription. On the other hand, it may have been sent by Atria
Books, a subsidiary of Simon & Schuster, and Atria has supplied
this blog with one winning novel after another. The book was reviewed in this blog 9 years ago by ECD, and he raved about it. Check out his
review because it’s more detailed and complete than this one. I had
never even looked at it, but I had already listened to all the other
books in my Audible library, and I was desperate to stop listening to
news, politics, and current events podcasts. I continue to take long
walks with my dog every day, so I needed something to listen to. I had
already used up all of my Audible credits, so I gave this one a go.
And
what a surprise for me – As ECD wrote, this is not a good book, it’s a
great book. I’ll make this second review of the novel a short one
because I wholeheartedly agree with that description. There are deaths
and murders in this book, so technically it is a murder mystery, but it
is so much more. Mostly, the story is about a pastor, Nathan Drum, and
his family in rural Minnesota. Nathan was a charismatic man who was a
devoted Christian. While he often talked of God’s grace and wisdom, he
did so with compassion. His style was not preachy. But life was not
simple. He had met his wife when his career was headed in a different
direction. Both Nathan and Ruth thought he was going to be a lawyer
until Nathan heard a different calling, and so a most compelling family
story unfolds from there.
WCD
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