From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger comes a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961. "That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it. Yet I have never across the forty years since it was spoken forgotten a single word." New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. Frank Drum begins the summer preoccupied with the concerns of any teenage boy, but when tragedy unexpectedly strikes his family--which includes his ...
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From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger comes a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961. "That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it. Yet I have never across the forty years since it was spoken forgotten a single word." New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. Frank Drum begins the summer 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.
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This is the story of a boy growing up in a small town as a minister's kid. From that, one might not expect the array of deep and complex characters the author delivers, or the surprising twists the story goes through to reach its conclusion.
Elaine M
Nov 22, 2019
Very Good
This book is a very good book to read. I really liked it.
Joanne M
Aug 29, 2014
Ordinary Grace
Even though I had read this book last year, I ordered it because, with my encouragement, my f2f book club was to read it for our August selection. "Ordinary Grace" was as good, if not better, on the second reading. It garnered 8 out of 8 positive reviews from our members. Each one thanked me for choosing the book, and moderating the meeting. On first reading, I had written to Mr. Krueger expressing my thanks for such a beautiful book. He actually answered my email! I can't recommend this highly enough.
