Missing Isaac
Books | Fiction / Christian / General
4.2
Valerie Fraser Luesse
2018 Christy Award Winner***There was another South in the 1960s, one far removed from the marches and bombings and turmoil in the streets that were broadcast on the evening news. It was a place of inner turmoil, where ordinary people struggled to right themselves on a social landscape that was dramatically shifting beneath their feet. This is the world of Valerie Fraser Luesse's stunning debut, Missing Isaac.It is 1965 when black field hand Isaac Reynolds goes missing from the tiny, unassuming town of Glory, Alabama. The townspeople's reactions range from concern to indifference, but one boy will stop at nothing to find out what happened to his unlikely friend. White, wealthy, and fatherless, young Pete McLean has nothing to gain and everything to lose in his relentless search for Isaac. In the process, he will discover much more than he bargained for. Before it's all over, Pete--and the people he loves most--will have to blur the hard lines of race, class, and religion. And what they discover about themselves may change some of them forever.
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Author
Valerie Fraser Luesse
Pages
352
Publisher
Baker Books
Published Date
2018-01-02
ISBN
1493412612 9781493412617
Ratings
Google: 4
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"Thank you to BookishFirst, Revell Fiction, and Valerie Fraser Luesse for a copy of Missing Isaac in exchange for an honest review. All I can say is - Wow! I loved this book from beginning to end. It tells the story of Pete who grows up in the Deep South in the 1960s and his friendship with Isaac, a field worker on his family's farm - and what happens when Isaac goes missing. The characters were relatable and multifaceted and I became quickly engrossed in their stories. It is a story about how love and honor can overcome bigotry and hate, and gives some insight into how things were in the 1960s. I was drawn in from the initial excerpt of the book and I have to say that the rest of the book did not disappoint - I could not put it down! I highly recommend Missing Isaac and I cannot wait to read future books from this author."
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Jennifer Cohen