Monday, September 29, 2014

Like Dandelion Dust

Have you read any of Karen Kingsbury's stories?  If not I recommend that you read her book titled "Like Dandelion Dust?.  It is an easy read and it held my interest from the first to the last page.  Her character's feelings run the gamut of fear, anger and joy as they struggle with extremely difficult problems.  Kingsbury's characters first try to solve their problems on their own.  But in the end they rely on Biblical principals to sort out what is best.  I enjoy how Karen keeps us in suspense as we are watching this process unfold.  In this story we are dealing with a wife who realizes that she is pregnant after her husband is just incarcerated for five years for domestic violence.  Since she doesn't want to bring a child into a family where the mother is sole supporter working two jobs and the father is in prison, she puts the baby up for adoption.  Five different lives are turned into complete turmoil after the father is released from prison.  He learns he has a four year old son living in another state with different parents and he wants his son back.  Read "Like Dandelion Dust" to see how each individual copes with the crisis.  Lets give this book five stars.