Courting Mr. Emerson
is true to Melody Carlson's
writing style with quirky, endearing characters, a setting readers
will want to truly visit, and a sense of poignancy. It is a story
that one wants to walk into and join the cast of characters, to be a
part of what unfolds.
Mr.
Emerson, a retiring high school English teacher, is a bit out of step
with the times. Once considered a confirmed bachelor by others, he's
now a self-proclaimed curmudgeon. Having been told as a young boy
that his parents had died because God needed them, having his older
brother die in the Vietnam War, losing his fiance in a car wreck just
three days before his graduation from graduate school, and eventually
losing his grandparents who raised him, George came to the conclusion
that there was no God. Believing that was less painful than believing
that there was a God who at the worst had it out for him, and at the
least didn't care about or need him. What would it take for God to
make Himself and His love known to George at this time in his life?
Enter Willow West, artist, bohemian, hippie, Christian, and her
somewhat dysfunctional family. God can certainly work in mysterious
and unexpected ways! Readers will enjoy observing how this story
plays out.
I
am grateful to have received a copy of Courting Mr. Emerson
from Revell via NetGalley in
exchange for my honest opinion. I was under no obligation to provide
a positive review, and received no monetary compensation.
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