The Homecoming
June 15th, 2010. Filed under: Tuesday's Tempting Reads.
AN ARMY HERO RETURNS HOME FROM WAR WITH A BROKEN HEART
What will his star-spangled homecoming have in store
for Shawn Collins and his young son?
In his debut novel The Unfinished Gift, Dan Walsh touched hearts with his story about love and forgiveness during World War II. It was here that readers first met the Collins family, as their world began to rip apart: Shawn Collins, a bomber pilot for the Army, has gone missing at the very same time his wife dies in a tragic car accident, leaving their seven-year-old son, Patrick, praying for a miracle to see his father again.
The Homecoming is Walsh’s second book, which brings readers back to the reunited Collins family. No sooner is Shawn home from the fighting in Europe than he is called upon to serve his country in another way–as a speaker on the war bond tour. While other men might jump at the chance to travel around the country with attractive Hollywood starlets, Shawn just wants to stay home with Patrick. When Shawn taps Katherine Townsend to be Patrick’s nanny while he’s on the road, he has no idea that she will be the key to his future happiness and the mending of his heart.
ISLAND BREEZES
The gift to which The Unfinished Gift refers appeared to be finished by the end of the story, but this book shows us that this gift was one which would keep on giving.
The Homecoming proves that one gift can multiply into many gifts. These are all very heartwarming. I had fallen in love with Patrick previously, but the love keeps growing. Mr Walsh has created a child I want to just reach out and hug.
Patrick, along with everyone else, shows us that relationships don’t necessarily need to be conventional to blend into an extended family.
But as in every family, there’s heartache as well as joy. Be sure you have that box of tissues on hand. I just dare you to make it all the way through this book without shedding a tear or two.
***Special thanks to Donna Hausler of Revell Books for sending me a review copy.***
Dan Walsh is the author of The Unfinished Gift and a member of American Christian Fiction Writers. He is a pastor and lives with his family in the Daytona Beach area, where he’s busy researching and writing his next novel.
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, offers practical books that bring the Christian faith to everyday life. They publish resources from a variety of well-known brands and authors, including their partnership with MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) and Hungry Planet.
For more information, visit www.RevellBooks.com.
Available June 2010 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”