Many thanks to NetGalley, Simon & Schuster and Cara Wall for the privilege of reading her debut novel - 5 glorious stars. I just finished this book and should probably absorb it more before writing this review, but all I really want to do is read it again to absorb it more. This is the absolutely perfect book club book because it has so much to discuss and will touch everyone.
This book focuses on two couples - Charles & Lily and James & Nan. The story takes us back to each of their childhoods, through falling in love, and eventually Charles and James are co-ministers at a Presbyterian church in NYC in the 1960s. Charles struggles with the fact that Lily doesn't believe in God; Lily struggles to get past her grief from her parents' deaths; James struggles with the scars of his childhood and wanting to change the world he seems to have lost hope in; Nan grew up the daughter of a minister, taught to be the perfect person. These four widely different people are forced to come together and combat their own demons as well as those of the world in a turbulent time.
This beautifully written book explores so many topics - faith, hope, forgiveness, religion, grief, parenting, friendship - in such a glorious, inspiring story. I want to be a better person after reading this book and to strive harder to help others. It's hard to believe this is a debut book; sign me up for anything Cara Wall writes!
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