A review by marlo_c
All Manner of Things by Susie Finkbeiner

4.0

I feel as if I cheated a little with this book and wish I hadn't. It was moving a little slow for me, so I started scanning through parts of it, instead of savoring. I shouldn't have. It deserved a more careful reading. I liked the characters and the complexity of the family. I appreciated the author's treatment of some of the social issues occurring in the 1960s, and as a person of faith, I respected her weaving in what it means to trust God through difficulty and was encouraged by the themes of redemption and what it means to live now in light of eternity. It is a bittersweet story, but not one without hope. I will be looking for more books by this author.