![]() ![]() ![]() This book goes in my permanent collection and makes it to my “all-time favorite” book list. The overall message about God’s love, grace, and forgiveness is meaningful and not at all offensive to this agnostic. This is a mystery in which the endpoint is deducible, but the suspense, the climax, and how the characters learn of and handle the solution is fascinating. Krueger’s writing is exquisite, bringing me to tears on occasion. The novel captures both Frankie’s innocence and his creeping awareness of adult issues: secrets, lies, premarital sex, teen pregnancy, adultery, racial issues (particularly prejudice against Native Americans), PTSD and other psychological issues. As the summer progresses, Frankie’s family and New Bremen are beset by multiple tragedies, death in many forms. Set in New Bremen, Minnesota, in the summer of 1961, Frankie starts that summer a normal kid who adores his older sister, Ariel, and is adored in turn by his little brother, Jake. Ordinary Grace is a beautifully written coming-of-age story, told in retrospect from a distance of forty years and from the point of view of thirteen-year-old Frankie Drum. ![]()
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