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This is my 5th Charles Martin book. My favorites were When Crickets Cry and The Mountain Between Us.
This story is actually a series of stories . I really loved the one about saving Carolina and her two children. It’s heartbreaking and inspiring. This is realistic fiction, but it’s a bit far-fetched at multiple points. Joseph is a 62 year old Vietnam vet with PTSD. He’s isolated himself and was also dealt a hard hand. He handles it in some weird ways. Most of them are generally good.
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This story is actually a series of stories . I really loved the one about saving Carolina and her two children. It’s heartbreaking and inspiring. This is realistic fiction, but it’s a bit far-fetched at multiple points. Joseph is a 62 year old Vietnam vet with PTSD. He’s isolated himself and was also dealt a hard hand. He handles it in some weird ways. Most of them are generally good.
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Charles Martin isn't at his best here, but it's still a good read. It's a slow start, getting all the threads to come together. The main character is Joseph, who's been living a hermit's existence in the mountains of North Carolina. This comes to an end when he rescues a family running from a killer. This eventually leads him back to his home state of Florida, where even more threads come together, eventually in a grand explosion which helps his heart to heal.
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Read this on Hoopla. Very good book. Sad what happens in family dynamics. Ends well.
Almost 4 stars. There were just too many stories, each of them could’ve been their own book. But I did enjoy it and there were a few surprises for me which I liked.
3.5 stars
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