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Lädt ... Island of Saints: A Story of the One Principle That Frees the Human Spiritvon Andy Andrews
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This is a kind of book that you will forget after a week. The characters are not memorable, the story just passable. It does tell a nice story about forgiveness and how it would set you free. Its a Nicholas Sparks and James Redfield story all-in-one. If you do like self-help books - fiction style, you can pickup this book. Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
While digging up a withering wax myrtle tree beside his waterfront home on the Gulf coast, author Andy Andrews unearths a rusted metal container filled with Nazi artifacts and begins an intriguing investigation that unlocks an unspoken past that took place in his backyard . . . literally . . . . . . In the summer of 1942, as the country gears up for a full-scale commitment to WWII, German subs are dispatched to the Gulf of Mexico to sink U.S. vessels carrying goods and fuel for the war. While taking a late-night walk along the coastline, Helen Mason-recently widowed by the realities of war-discovers the near-lifeless body of a German sailor. Enraged at the site of Josef Landermann's uniform, Helen is prepared to leave the lieutenant to die when an unusual phrase, faintly uttered, changes her mind. Set in a period simmering with anger and suspicion, Island of Saints offers the very real chronicle of a small town preparing itself for the worst the world has to offer. As cargo from torpedoed ships begins to wash up on the beach, Josef and Helen must reconcile their pasts in order to create a future. Blending his unique style of historical accuracy with unparalleled storytelling, New York Times best-selling author Andy Andrews offers a tale of war, faith, and forgiveness-illuminating the one principle that frees the human spirit. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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However, the writer freights the historically rich plot possibilities with an overwrought message of the importance of forgiveness as two central characters each wrestle with their own bitterness. The conversations about the importance and "how tos" of forgiveness feel contrived. As such, each stilted exchange takes away not only from the story but also from the not-so-hidden intended purpose.
I put aside other reading when someone gave this book to me. As I read I couldn't help but wonder if the giver was trying to tell me something. Hm. ( )