Ordinary Grace, William Kent Krueger
Ordinary Grace, William Kent Krueger
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Ordinary Grace

Author: William Kent Krueger

Narrator: Rich Orlow

Unabridged: 10 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/26/2013


Synopsis

From "New York Times "bestselling author William Kent Krueger comes a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961. New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. The Twins were playing their debut season, ice-cold root beers were at the ready at Halderson's Drug Store soda counter, and "Hot Stuff "comic books were a mainstay on every barbershop magazine rack. It was a time of innocence and hope for a country with a new, young president. But for thirteen-year-old Frank Drum it was a summer in which death assumed many forms. When tragedy unexpectedly comes to call on his family, which includes his Methodist minister father, his passionate, artistic mother, Juilliard-bound older sister, and wise-beyond-his years kid brother, Frank finds himself thrust into an adult world full of secrets, lies, adultery, and betrayal. On the surface, "Ordinary Grace" is the story of the murder of a beautiful young woman, a beloved daughter and sister. At heart, it's the story of what that tragedy does to a boy, his family, and ultimately the fabric of the small town in which he lives. Told from Frank's perspective forty years after that fateful summer, it is a moving account of a boy standing at the door of his young manhood, trying to understand a world that seems to be falling apart around him. It is an unforgettable novel about discovering the terrible price of wisdom and the enduring grace of God.

About William Kent Krueger

William Kent Krueger is the New York Times bestselling author of The River We Remember, This Tender Land, Ordinary Grace (winner of the Edgar Award for best novel), and the original audio novella The Levee, as well as nineteen acclaimed books in the Cork O’Connor mystery series, including Lightning Strike and Fox Creek. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family. Learn more at WilliamKentKrueger.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Christine on June 15, 2015

I feel bad for the next book I plan to read, because Ordinary Grace is a very hard act to follow. This book is very different from the author’s Cork O’Connor mystery series. Mr. Krueger wrote Ordinary Grace from his heart. He has said that writing it was easier than any other novel he has written bef......more

Goodreads review by Candi on September 02, 2015

I adored this book. It stirred so many emotions within me, and for that I have to give it 5 stars. It is a wonderful coming-of-age story, complete with a small-town atmosphere and a mystery surrounding the quiet, unassuming community of New Bremen, Minnesota. We are told on the very first page that......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on September 18, 2024

I was convinced to read this gentle coming-of-age story by an inundation of five-star reviews posted by wonderful Goodreads friends. I would like the aforementioned friends to remain as such, so I'll get my main gripe out of the way and then move onto the good bits. : ) THE BAD BITS Repetition of the w......more

Goodreads review by James on October 07, 2024

At the beginning of the summer of 1961, Frank Drum is thirteen years old and living in the small community of New Bremen, Minnesota. It's a summer that will change his life forever, and his story, told from Frank's perspective forty years later, will resonate with readers for a very long time. Ordina......more

Goodreads review by Jaline on September 01, 2017

There is a quote in the book where it talks about the “awful Grace of God”. The meaning of ‘awful’ as an adjective: 1. extremely bad; unpleasant; disagreeable. 2. inspiring fear; terrible: an awful noise. 3. solemnly impressive: the awful majesty of the peaks. 4. extremely dangerous, risky, injurious,......more