📚Sailing For Grace
✍🏻Joseph Bauer
Blurb:
Wilton and Grace Goodbow' s long marriage was frequently marked by political disagreement— she was the progressive activist, he the conservative, successful businessman. But their love was deep and bonded by a common passion for the sea aboard their ocean sailing yacht, The Sails of Grace. About to die, Grace elicits her husband' s promise to set aside his political beliefs and take on her last the reunification of Central American parents separated from their children at the El Paso border. Will risks his own freedom to keep his word.Sometimes the letter of the law and the right thing to do meet head-on. Sailing for Grace is a suspenseful exploration of the intersection of law, morality, and personal choice.
My Thoughts:
Before his wife, Grace, dies, she makes her husband promise that he will rescue children separated from their parents at the border as they tried to escape a dangerous regime; Will employs his friend to sail his boat to help Will find a way to get to Central America to get the parents who were deported back to the US to re-unite with their children. The theme of the book is right v. wrong, morality v. legality. As Will moves through his new path he’s confronted with those questions at every turn.Sailing for Grace is a well-woven plot full of twists and turns that keep the reader engaged. Many of the characters are multi-dimensional, well-developed, and empathetic true to literary fiction. The conflicts within the protagonists and the events around them propel the story forward. They are also used as a tool used to gain the reader’s sympathy for a certain political position. Since Bauer is a good writer, most would find it effective. Readers do need to be aware that there is language that some might find objectionable. A heartfelt, unforgettable story of devotion and healing.
Thanks NetGalley, Running Wild Press and Author Joseph Bauer for the complimentary copy of "Sailing For Grace" I am leaving my voluntary review in appreciation.
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