Title: Lucy Come Home
Author: Dave &
Neta Jackson http://www.daveneta.com
Year: 2012
Pages: 424
Publisher: Castle
Rock Creative, Inc.
Note: I received a
complimentary copy for this honest review.
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Wow! The threads of storytelling are expertly
woven in this work of fiction by the Jacksons.
Dave and Neta Jackson keep the readers spellbound throughout the book by
using flashbacks with their main character named Lucy. Lucy was raised in a family who eked out a living
working at migrant farms and living in migrant camps.
Lucy
becomes very mature at a young age as she learns to care for her younger
siblings, almost becoming like a second mother to them. As Lucy begins to enter her teenage years and
her body changes, the adventure begins to take a dangerous turn. Bo is a young man who has a similar
background though he has mainly worked in carnivals traveling all over. Starting as a friendship, they begin a
journey through their growing up years with them sometimes being together and
other times apart.
Within
the pages of this fictional work, we see friendship, faith, God, and other
themes running from beginning to end of the Lucy Come Home. There
are times when we see what life was like for Lucy as she was growing up as well
as when she falls in love. The time
frame of the story begins with the Dust Bowl, and then on to the Depression as
well as World War II and beyond.
While
you read this book, you see the depth of love and friendship people have for
each other. You might be reminded of all
that could happen in a lifetime, and be thankful for the times you have with
family. This is also a story of looking
for one lost lamb in a sense, one who has a hard time understanding the love of
God as well as the love of family.
Times
were sure hard then, trying to put food on the table was a daily struggle for
life for all families. Yet Lucy’s family
was blessed with another whose faith she remembered in her later years. A story like this tugs at your heart and
reminds us what is most important in life, especially when one encounters life-changing
events. Grab the book, a tall cool drink,
a quiet place to curl up and get lost in a wonderful tale.
My rating for this book is five
stars.
