Every Ocean Has a
Shore by Jamie Langston Turner
This book is one of the few on my blog that I haven’t
received in return for an honest review.
Jamie Langston Turner is one of my favorite authors and I just had to
purchase this book and include it on my blog.
True to form, this book moves at a leisurely pace so that
the reader becomes very invested in the lives of each of the characters. Gary, Fawna, and Alice are bound together by
a near tragedy and despite going their separate ways, they maintain a
friendship in which they each grow and develop as people.
Jamie has developed a wonderful cast of characters in her
many novels and I was pleased to meet Eldeen, Jewel and Willard again. It was like visiting old friends after years
of absence. And now I consider Gary,
Fawna and Alice friends, too, and hope to meet them again in another book.
Jamie’s books stimulate the interest of the reader in the
personalities and quirks of fellow humans.
She can make a character reading a National Geographic magazine
seem fascinating. I could also identify
with the inner thoughts of the characters because they were so well expressed. And at the risk of giving away a spoiler, I
was truly sad with Eldeen’s death. I was
looking forward to seeing her in another book.
Although her books don’t beat the reader over the head with
a Bible, the message of salvation and faith is quietly present as the
characters make their way to God. The
love that they show to each other, and their families is a testament to their
faith. These elements make reading her
books an uplifting experience that many readers would enjoy. I enthusiastically recommend this book and her
former ones as well.
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