Book review by Tracey
I have started this book at least twice before and lost momentum each time, but the storyline seemed interesting, so I didn’t know what was holding me back. I still don’t have that answer, but I got through it this time with little effort, and thought it well worth the read. The premise is that everything happens for a reason, no matter what it is, and this story is a timeline following events to an ultimate end from beginning to end. It is told from the perspective of the main character, a young boy in the beginning, a young man at the end. His father comes home one day from work and announces to his wife that God has told him to paint and he will not be returning to his day job. His wife reacts as most probably would, with panic. The story follows the path of their broken relationship, their relationship with their only child, and the fear and uncertainty that goes along with no real source of income. The author tells it slowly and carefully, and sometimes the reader might wonder where this is all leading. Set in Ireland and ‘an Isle in the West’, life travels slowly so that all the nuances may be revealed to us. There are many instances of the belief in God, and miracles being performed and recognized by deeply spiritual people rather than deeply religious ones. The tendency of the characters to look for spiritual perspective in the events that unfold in their lives was very interesting to me.

Tracey.