Kim Wright Books
Kim Wright’s wonderful novels seem to me to have the common threads of redemption and grace. In The Unexpected Waltz, the protagonist begins life anew when she loses herself in dance, and when she gives herself to the care of an ill friend. In The Canterbury Sisters, the main character finds healing in walking to Canterbury, a journey that brings comfort to her and to women even more damaged...
Read MoreReview of Hunt for Redemption
Hunt for Redemption, Susan Mills Wilson This thriller is as explosive as today’s headlines. We see the power of a cult to entice even the level-headed, and the desperate fight to free those caught in its web. To add to the intrigue, this so-called religious cult is a masquerade for real evil. A time-bomb ticks as Susan Mills Wilson’s hero and heroine join forces to expose the evil...
Read MoreReview of Red Pawn
Red Pawn, by James Boatner Boatner’s Red Pawn is a thriller in the Clancy vein. His main character, flawed and dangerous, is still one that evokes empathy and makes us root for him. The plot is full of surprises. All the characters are freshly drawn so that no character is a stereotype of the genre. This is a good, solid read that will keep you on your toes until the very...
Read MoreRevew of The Aviator’s Wife
The Aviator’s Wife, Melanie Benjamin This novel based in part on the diaries and writings of Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, is a clear-eyed look at one of America’s heroes and his silent partner in the air and in the world. The story covers the forty-five years of the Lindbergh marriage. It chronicles Anne’s reluctant recognition of Charles’s human failings and the...
Read MoreReview of Don Carroll’s Newest Book
The Beguines and the Search for Visionary Consciousness, Don Carroll A wonderful combination of spy thriller and spiritual pilgrimage. Carroll evokes the time of the beguines with authenticity and drama. His concept of consciousness is spot-on with the way scientists are coming to see the world and the mind’s appreciation of it. The ways his characters search for God are moving and...
Read MoreJohn Hart Review
The Last Child John Hart Hart’s third book kept me up nights. A plot like a tight-wire. Characters that breathe and bleed. Descriptions of places and times that rolled through my head like a good movie. This book packs an emotional wallop without a hint of sentimentality. The best I’ve read in a while.
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