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The Lost Choice: A Legend of Personal Discovery
by Andy Andrews
What do you get when you mix “National Treasure,” a 104-year-old woman, and Joan of Arc? You get a solid historical fiction book by Andy Andrews, who is known for his love of biographies and his ability to extract inspirational life lessons from some of the most compelling lives throughout history.
I find myself saying this a lot lately, but this story starts out slowly, and it takes a good 65-70 pages to get going. Stick with it. Because once it takes off, it is enthralling, with a storyline reminiscent of the adventures of Benjamin Franklin Gates in the National Treasure film series. In The Lost Choice, Andy Andrews’ plot centers around three or four relics that have a very powerful meaning and have been handed down to some of the most influential lives of the past several hundred years. Among the biographies that Andrews brings to light are Joan of Arc, William Wallace, Booker T. Washington, Oskar Schindler, George Washington Carver, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Alfred Vanderbilt.
Although quite a diverse list of famous people, Andrews does a masterful job of grouping these people into three very distinct categories, each one represented by a relic that has supposedly been passed down from generation to generation throughout history. The four main characters in the story that chase down the relics and discover the legacy of each piece are, fittingly, a detective, a newspaper reporter, a museum curator, and an archaeologist.
If you’ve read Andy Andrews before, you are familiar with his style and his love of the biography. Once again, he spins a masterful tale that allows the reader to walk away with meaning and inspiration and a desire to apply what’s been learned in order to make an impact on the world, one person at a time, a la the “butterfly effect” that Andy writes about often. You’ll enjoy this one.
I find myself saying this a lot lately, but this story starts out slowly, and it takes a good 65-70 pages to get going. Stick with it. Because once it takes off, it is enthralling, with a storyline reminiscent of the adventures of Benjamin Franklin Gates in the National Treasure film series. In The Lost Choice, Andy Andrews’ plot centers around three or four relics that have a very powerful meaning and have been handed down to some of the most influential lives of the past several hundred years. Among the biographies that Andrews brings to light are Joan of Arc, William Wallace, Booker T. Washington, Oskar Schindler, George Washington Carver, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Alfred Vanderbilt.
Although quite a diverse list of famous people, Andrews does a masterful job of grouping these people into three very distinct categories, each one represented by a relic that has supposedly been passed down from generation to generation throughout history. The four main characters in the story that chase down the relics and discover the legacy of each piece are, fittingly, a detective, a newspaper reporter, a museum curator, and an archaeologist.
If you’ve read Andy Andrews before, you are familiar with his style and his love of the biography. Once again, he spins a masterful tale that allows the reader to walk away with meaning and inspiration and a desire to apply what’s been learned in order to make an impact on the world, one person at a time, a la the “butterfly effect” that Andy writes about often. You’ll enjoy this one.