Title: Ordinary
Grace
Author: WilliamKent Krueger
Review: My neighbor is a huge fan of this author and
so after it sat in my To Read Pile for a few weeks I asked if she would be
willing to read this title and give me a review to publish. She was thrilled and this is what she had to
say about this book.
I was worried at first since this book seemed to be so
different from the others I had read and enjoyed by this author. My husband and I have been fans of Krueger
since the beginning when we started with him while looking for Minnesota
authors. Well I have to say that I was
surprised how much I enjoyed this book, even with it being so different from
his other titles.
I found the writing to be smooth and what I expected, but
the story was more. Who knew Krueger
could write such emotion about family ties and GRACE, God and individually
given. People will be people and yet
some will surprise you. I loved this
book and would recommend it to anyone.
It is a crime drama; just not like Krueger’s others, it is more a story
of life, loss and how we do it…this thing called living. Read this book.
Thanks go to Eileen L. for this review.
Publisher: Published March 26th 2013 by Atria Books
ISBN: 9781479397396
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 307
ISBN: 9781451645828
Quick Review: 5 stars out of 5.
Obtained Book
from: Sent by the publisher for
review.
Synopsis: From
New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger comes a brilliant new
novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961.
New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. The Twins were playing their
debut season, ice-cold root beers were at the ready at Halderson’s Drug Store
soda counter, 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 thirteen-year-old Frank Drum it was a summer in which
death assumed many forms.
When tragedy unexpectedly comes to call on his family,
which includes his Methodist minister father, his passionate, artistic mother,
Juilliard-bound older sister, and wise-beyond-his years kid brother, Frank
finds himself thrust into an adult world full of secrets, lies, adultery, and
betrayal.
On the surface, Ordinary Grace is the story of the murder
of a beautiful young woman, a beloved daughter and sister. At heart, it’s the
story of what that tragedy does to a boy, his family, and ultimately the fabric
of the small town in which he lives. Told from Frank’s perspective forty years
after that fateful summer, it is a moving account of a boy standing at the door
of his young manhood, trying to understand a world that seems to be falling
apart around him. It is an unforgettable novel about discovering the terrible
price of wisdom and the enduring grace of God.
Author Biography:
William Kent Krueger is a multi award-winning American author and crime writer,
best known for his Cork O'Connor series of books, which is mainly set in
Minnesota. USA. In 2005 and 2006, he won
back to back Anthony Awards for best novel - a feat only matched by one other
writer since the award's inception.
William Kent Krueger has stated that he dates his desire
to be a writer back to the third grade, when a story he wrote called The
Walking Dictionary was so well received by teachers and parents that he was
inspired by their praise. Throughout an early life that saw him logging timber,
digging ditches, working in construction, and being published as a freelance
journalist, he never stopped writing.
He attended Stanford University but his academic path was
cut short when he came into conflict with the university's administration
during student protests of spring 1970.
He wrote short stories and sketches for many years, but
it was not until the age of 40 that he finished the manuscript of his first
novel, Iron Lake. A book which went on to win the Anthony Award for Best First
Novel, the Barry Award for Best First Novel, the Minnesota Book Award, and the Loft-McKnight
Fiction Award.
William Kent Krueger lives with his wife and family in St
Paul, Minnesota.
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