Their lives are mostly happy, and summer is always a wonderful time for children, with the promise of no school and months of freedom, but this summer is different. Her disappointment is sometimes palpable, but she loves singing and playing for the church services, and sees in Ariel the possibility to live her dreams through her daughter, who will be going to the private conservatory Julliard soon. Frank’s mother is an accomplished musician who expected to marry a lawyer, but his father returned from WWII a changed man, and felt the church was where he belonged. It’s the summer of 1961 in the small town of New Bremen, Minnesota, where 13-year-old Frank Drum lives with his younger brother Jake, older sister Ariel, his mother Ruth, and his father Nathan, who is a pastor at three local churches. Written by William Kent Krueger - William Kent Krueger is already well known for his Cork O’Conner mystery series, but he has given us something a little bit different in Ordinary Grace.
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