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A review by felinity
The Happy Hour Choir by Sally Kilpatrick
4.0
4.5 stars
Beulah is a preacher's daughter, estranged from her family and running from God. She makes her living playing piano at the local dive bar, one with a reputation for tough customers who don't hold with religion.
Ginger took her in when she had nowhere else to go, so when Ginger's dying wish is for Beulah to take her place as the church pianist, Beulah can't really refuse. She also can't anticipate the repercussions from this request, or the impact on so many other people.
At times I was startled by the characters, even wondering if this really were a Christian novel, so different was it from the soft, fluffy fiction that often emerges in this genre. These characters are *real*. They're tempted, broken, misunderstood, hurting, and full of secrets. They live the lessons we internalize without even knowing it, the questions we have about why bad things happen to good people, the effects of hurt and pride, that none of us can pass judgement on anyone else, and most of all the effects of community and friends.
A great read, thought-provoking and moving.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Beulah is a preacher's daughter, estranged from her family and running from God. She makes her living playing piano at the local dive bar, one with a reputation for tough customers who don't hold with religion.
Ginger took her in when she had nowhere else to go, so when Ginger's dying wish is for Beulah to take her place as the church pianist, Beulah can't really refuse. She also can't anticipate the repercussions from this request, or the impact on so many other people.
At times I was startled by the characters, even wondering if this really were a Christian novel, so different was it from the soft, fluffy fiction that often emerges in this genre. These characters are *real*. They're tempted, broken, misunderstood, hurting, and full of secrets. They live the lessons we internalize without even knowing it, the questions we have about why bad things happen to good people, the effects of hurt and pride, that none of us can pass judgement on anyone else, and most of all the effects of community and friends.
A great read, thought-provoking and moving.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.