Long Way Gone by Charles MartinMy rating: 💛💛💛💛
A lot of my friends on Goodreads recommended this story, and now I understand why. This author took a well known and loved Bible story, and brought us an enjoyable modern take on a son trying to find his own path in the world, making wrong choices along the way and a father's unconditional sacrificial love.
I enjoyed the story of Peg and the way the author told this story. Starting with the present day, taking us back through his journey and bringing us full circle again to present day. His story was not always happy, most of the time it included loss, but his love and talent for music flew through the pages and the the voice of the narrator was deep and enjoyable to listen too.
Even though the message of being able to come home no matter how far off the path you were or are was strong, but what I also appreciated in this story was that even though yes, you can find a new path when you repent, you do have to deal with the consequences of past choices.
*I listened to the audiobook on Scribd.*
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About the book:
“No matter where you go, no matter whether you succeed or fail, stand or fall, no gone is too far gone. You can always come home.”
At the age of eighteen, musician and songwriter Cooper O’Connor took everything his father held dear and drove 1,200 miles from home to Nashville, his life riding on a six-string guitar and the bold wager that he had talent. But his wager soon proved foolish.
Five years after losing everything, he falls in love with Daley Cross, an angelic voice in need of a song. But just as he realizes his love for Daley, Cooper faces a tragedy that threatens his life as well as his career. With nowhere else to go, he returns to his remote home in the Colorado Mountains, searching for answers about his father and his faith.
When Daley shows up on his street corner twenty years later, he wonders if it’s too late to tell her the truth about his past—and if he is ready to face it.
A radical retelling of the story of the prodigal son, Long Way Gone takes us from tent revivals to the Ryman Auditorium to the tender relationship between a broken man and the father who never stopped calling him home.
At the age of eighteen, musician and songwriter Cooper O’Connor took everything his father held dear and drove 1,200 miles from home to Nashville, his life riding on a six-string guitar and the bold wager that he had talent. But his wager soon proved foolish.
Five years after losing everything, he falls in love with Daley Cross, an angelic voice in need of a song. But just as he realizes his love for Daley, Cooper faces a tragedy that threatens his life as well as his career. With nowhere else to go, he returns to his remote home in the Colorado Mountains, searching for answers about his father and his faith.
When Daley shows up on his street corner twenty years later, he wonders if it’s too late to tell her the truth about his past—and if he is ready to face it.
A radical retelling of the story of the prodigal son, Long Way Gone takes us from tent revivals to the Ryman Auditorium to the tender relationship between a broken man and the father who never stopped calling him home.
I love that it's a modern take on the Prodigal Son. Great review! :)
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DeleteI like modern re tellings of bible stories. Nice review
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