Review: Redeeming Grace is a great read in classic western fashion
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 5, 2014
Redeeming Grace is a great read in classic western fashion. The heroes are larger than life, slightly flawed, dependably magnificent, vulnerable, human. The romances are so true, yet with fragile edges. The friendships are rich and diverse.  The "morals of the story" are worth considering enjoyably developed. The bad guys are really bad. There are a few characters who are obnoxious, and in this book, there is a father who is unrelentingly critical of his own son's he works to destroy his sons chosen profession and his daughter-in-law's reputation and take his son's pulpit away from him. [That got my dander up some.]  Many side characters are well developed in the roles of friends, or a sheriff, blacksmith or merchant, each developed enough to deepen or flesh out the stories themes. I love that the Wagon Master (hero who also was a fast gun, a preacher, fine friend, great husband, fully honorable, and smart and handsome, and saved!) What a good aspect it is that he found the freed slaves honorable work and got them started in businesses. It is great to hear the recently freed man saying that for once he was going to act like a man. And of course, western justice comes, but sometimes with an unfortunate price. The west is wonderful, wild and dangerous... Things happen.  This is a hard book to put down.