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The Homecoming
by Dan Walsh (Goodreads Author)
by Dan Walsh (Goodreads Author)
Review of the Homecoming
By Dan Walsh
Revell
c. 2010 Dan Walsh
ISBN: 978-0-8007-3389-6
$14.99
From the publisher:
The Homecoming is Walsh’s second book, which brings readers back to the reunited Collins family. No sooner is Shawn home from the fighting in Europe than he is called upon to serve his country in another way--as a speaker on the war bond tour. While other men might jump at the chance to travel around the country with attractive Hollywood starlets, Shawn just wants to stay home with Patrick. When Shawn taps Katherine Townsend to be Patrick's nanny while he's on the road, he has no idea that she will be the key to his future happiness and the mending of his heart.
Review:
Dan Walsh’s second story of life during World War II is captivating. The settings are well established and painstakingly researched to remain true to era. One of the aspects I appreciate most is the author’s insistence on obedience, especially when it would have been so easy for the Major to simply walk away from his career. We do that too much in our society, and we are the poorer for it.
As a reluctant war hero, Walsh’s character, Major Shawn Collins, is a truly dedicated family man. How could anyone grieve the loss of a spouse in just six weeks? And then arrange life at home before leaving again, practically incommunicado-or, life without cell phone, as we would we call it. Shawn’s young son, Patrick, proves to be the faithful little man, dealing with more than maturity not only the loss of his mother, but life with a very reluctant grandfather. Patrick is the one who knows what to pray for, and receives blessing upon blessing when a caring social worker, Katherine Townsend, becomes a full-time nanny during his father’s next army assignment. Shawn models exemplary character to his son and father, and to the memory of his wife. When he recalls the conversations with Elizabeth that mostly dealt with what she should do if he didn’t make it back from the war front, he eventually comes to grips with her accidental death and takes his own advice.
Walsh did a great job letting the reader experience the depth of fear of the London bombing in contrast to the same era in the States. The Homecoming is a satisfying read.
Available June 2010 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.
By Dan Walsh
Revell
c. 2010 Dan Walsh
ISBN: 978-0-8007-3389-6
$14.99
From the publisher:
The Homecoming is Walsh’s second book, which brings readers back to the reunited Collins family. No sooner is Shawn home from the fighting in Europe than he is called upon to serve his country in another way--as a speaker on the war bond tour. While other men might jump at the chance to travel around the country with attractive Hollywood starlets, Shawn just wants to stay home with Patrick. When Shawn taps Katherine Townsend to be Patrick's nanny while he's on the road, he has no idea that she will be the key to his future happiness and the mending of his heart.
Review:
Dan Walsh’s second story of life during World War II is captivating. The settings are well established and painstakingly researched to remain true to era. One of the aspects I appreciate most is the author’s insistence on obedience, especially when it would have been so easy for the Major to simply walk away from his career. We do that too much in our society, and we are the poorer for it.
As a reluctant war hero, Walsh’s character, Major Shawn Collins, is a truly dedicated family man. How could anyone grieve the loss of a spouse in just six weeks? And then arrange life at home before leaving again, practically incommunicado-or, life without cell phone, as we would we call it. Shawn’s young son, Patrick, proves to be the faithful little man, dealing with more than maturity not only the loss of his mother, but life with a very reluctant grandfather. Patrick is the one who knows what to pray for, and receives blessing upon blessing when a caring social worker, Katherine Townsend, becomes a full-time nanny during his father’s next army assignment. Shawn models exemplary character to his son and father, and to the memory of his wife. When he recalls the conversations with Elizabeth that mostly dealt with what she should do if he didn’t make it back from the war front, he eventually comes to grips with her accidental death and takes his own advice.
Walsh did a great job letting the reader experience the depth of fear of the London bombing in contrast to the same era in the States. The Homecoming is a satisfying read.
Available June 2010 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.
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