Charles Martin introduces us to an old man with a huge heart and a shady past full of unanswered questions, a young man looking for his past, a young woman lost because of her past, and a young boy with an unknown past and an uncertain future. In a setting rich with summertime memories, splashed with the light of fireflies on warm dark nights in Georgia, he lays out a story that rings true and lands straight in your heart.

Adding this to my favorites—it’s why I read—a book of healing, and hope that humans however damaged can find redemption and their way home. I’m happy that my friend told me about Charles Martin, I can’t wait to read more by this author.