He does the voice of the deaf, women, men, children, Indians, aristocrats to perfection. Rich Orlow is such an enhancement to this story by giving every character an identity. I would be thrilled if this would become a series book though. If you have, be very careful to read the synopsis carefully for this is a stand alone book. Just when I thought I saw a direction this was going - I found myself surprised. I plowed through this for I could NOT put this down. Once started I was completely immersed in each member of this family and all the people that they come in contact with. The family in this book are that of the town's minister's which lends itself to discussions of religion. One of the main characters is a wonderful peaceful father who has to guide his children through the animalistic ways of mankind. A beautiful tale with a 'morals in an immoral world' theme. So much so that I found myself listening to this story in black and white. It's a mystery that takes place in Minnesota in 1961 with classic literature very reminiscent of To Kill A Mockingbird.
( From the publisher.This book is beautiful. It is an unforgettable novel about discovering the terrible price of wisdom and the enduring grace of God. Told from Frank’s perspective forty years after that fateful summer, Ordinary Grace is a brilliantly 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. Murder.įrank begins the season preoccupied with the concerns of any teenage boy, but when tragedy unexpectedly strikes his family-which includes his Methodist minister father his passionate, artistic mother Juilliard-bound older sister and wise-beyond-his-years kid brother-he finds himself thrust into an adult world full of secrets, lies, adultery, and betrayal, suddenly called upon to demonstrate a maturity and gumption beyond his years.
But for thirteen-year-old Frank Drum it was a grim summer in which death visited frequently and assumed many forms. It was a time of innocence and hope for a country with a new, young president. The Twins were playing their debut season, ice-cold root beers were selling out at the soda counter of Halderson’s Drugstore, and Hot Stuff comic books were a mainstay on every barbershop magazine rack. Yet I have never across the forty years since it was spoken forgotten a single word. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it.
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