They Almost Always
Come Home by Cynthia Ruchti surprised me. I thought it would me a nice
little romance. I may have downloaded it for free. I read it because I’d seen
so much marketing on it over the last year, I figured I may as well see what it
was all about.
Wow. I mean, what a lovely story. And not what you think. A
husband on a solo wilderness trip fails to return to his wife who is about to
leave him. She doesn’t know if he’s dead or if he left her first.
Most of the story deals with internal struggles, but those
are amplified by outer, physical struggles that come as part of the physical
search for her lost husband. I don’t want to say too much, because there are
many surprises along the way. And by surprises, I’m talking about things I (as
a well-read, guesser of plots) did not guess. Twists that not only surprised
me, but felt perfect for the story.
It took me a little while to jump into the story, since I
was not crazy about the main character at first. But trust me, she's worth it. After a few chapters, I found myself longing to get back to
the book, counting the hours until I could pick it up again. And lots of sleep
was lost to finish it.
The boundary waters on the border of MN and Canada provide a
giant setting for this small story. But the smallness of the story has the
potential to touch a vast number of lives, because there’s something everyone
can relate to in it.
A tale of the broken and beautiful--I hope you’ll give it a
try.
What was the last book that surprised you? Have you read They Almost Always Come Home? Were you surprised? (no spoilers, please!)
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I have not read They Almost Always Come Home but boy, I sure do want to now!!!! I am intrigued, to say the least!
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Oh, I hope you do, Melanie! I'll meet you in the pages!
DeleteWe have the book, "They Almost Always Come Home" in the church library. I haven't had a chance to read it but will do so when I check it out on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteThanks for entering me in your giveaway for the book, "A Familiar Shore".
Janet E.
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Thank you, Janet. LOVE LIBRARIES!
DeleteI loved this book! I read it last year and I still think about it. Another book that surprised me was Rooms by James Rubart, it was not my usual type of book but really blessed me. :)
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You warmed my heart, Merry!
DeleteWell, I'll have to check out Rooms. Hope you gals love Ruchti's book like I did!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your insightful review, Jennifer! I'm savoring your words.
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