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If you like mysteries, coming-of-age, family dramas, or just great fiction, I recommend this book.
This is a beautiful bildungsroman, which is like a coming of age story, but the end result is usually the attainment of knowledge, important life lessons or wisdom. The book is well written, with interesting characters and depth of emotion.
"He who loves must suffer, ... until in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God."
In the summer of 1961, a small town in Mi ...more
This is a beautiful bildungsroman, which is like a coming of age story, but the end result is usually the attainment of knowledge, important life lessons or wisdom. The book is well written, with interesting characters and depth of emotion.
"He who loves must suffer, ... until in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God."
In the summer of 1961, a small town in Mi ...more

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