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Jul 04, 2019Jenkskitten rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This was the hardest book to read that Karon has written. It is a story of Father Tim's and his wife's vacation in Ireland. One disaster after another interrupts their dream of a wonderful vacation. Yet the Lord was working and using them to pull many souls toward Him. What made it difficult to read was 1. The many names used. At times she would use their first names in her narration, and then turn right around in the next few sentences using their last names. It would take a couple of paragraphs to figure out they were the same person. 2. Often the author failed to identify the speaker and/or actor in her dialogue. Example from page 347: "'I had a suspicion," said the doctor, "that the time had come, and indeed it has. Well done!'" (Next paragraph) "He turned away from the sight of his overjoyed wife, wiped his eyes." The "he" is your guess that it is: a) the doctor or b) someone else. Reading further into the content it turns out to be Father Tim. 3. Usage of Gaelic language was not interrupted for those of us who do not know the language. Therefore, did not understand what was said. The story was great with many factors and stress on the idea that with the Lord it is never too late for forgiveness and the importance of love within the family.