Author: Chris Fabry
Publisher: Tyndale House
About the book: Truman Wiley used to report news stories from around the world, but now the most troubling headlines are his own. He's out of work, out of touch with his family, out of his home. But nothing dogs him more than his son's failing heart. With mounting hospital bills and Truman's penchant for gambling his savings, the situation seems hopeless--until his estranged wife throws him a lifeline.
My thoughts: Even with all of Truman's faults, I found him very easy to like and was pulling for him from the beginning. He heads home to write the story of a man who is on death row. A man who claims innocence (Terrell), but knows there is too much riding against him to ever be set free - so he wants to donate his heart to a young man who will die if he doesn't receive one. That young man happens to be Truman's son.
As Truman starts to piece together the story, he also starts to build some bridges with his family. His daughter takes on the job of his assistant and begins to help him gather some of the background info while also doing a little investigative work on her own. Truman begins to believe that Terrell may, in fact, be innocent. But if he is able to prove his innocence, what will become of his son?
Truman also is struggling with his wife's faith as well as Terrell's. He doesn't understand how Terrell claims to feel freer than he has ever felt, even though he is in prison. His wife and Terrell model what it means to have Christ in their lives, and Truman begins to think they might be on to something.
I really enjoyed this book and the religious message about Christ's redemptive power and love. It wasn't really pushy about it, but just kept showing how lives had been changed and what was possible with God holding the reigns. In all the ways that I though it could end while I was reading it, the real ending was not one that I had considered. I liked that I wasn't able to figure it out until I was right there in the midst of the action. I would really recommend this one, as well as June Bug, another Chris Fabry book that I have had the opportunity to read.
For the first chapter, please go to my First Wild Card Tour post.
Special thanks to Audra Jennings – The B&B Media Group – for sending me a review copy.
Publisher/Publication Date: Tyndale House, Jan 2012
ISBN: 978-1414348612
432 pages
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