Author: Charles Martin
Published: 2006
Genre: Christian Fiction
Rating: 3.5
Summary
It begins on the shaded town square in a sleepy Southern town. A spirited
seven-year-old has a brisk business at her lemonade stand. But the little girl's
pretty yellow dress can't quite hide the ugly scar on her chest.
Her latest customer, a bearded stranger, drains his cup and heads to his car,
his mind on a boat he's restoring at a nearby lake. The stranger understands
more about the scar than he wants to admit. And the beat-up bread truck
careening around the corner with its radio blaring is about to change the
trajectory of both their lives.
Before it's over, they'll both know there are painful reasons why crickets
cry . . . and that miracles lurk around unexpected
corners.
Review
An emotional ride: grab a stack of kleenexes if you read this one. The story is engaging but overly sentimental. The author purposely leaves out important details at the beginning in order to "surprise" you later on. This is understandable...but a bit annoying. The message is uplifting but overemphasized. The incredibly detailed descriptions of the physical heart and associated surgeries demonstrates the author's thorough research--but become a bit tedious for the reader.
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