I loved this book! Foor me, the measure of a good book is the way I feel when I finish it. If I don't want it to end, I know it was a great read! That is precisely how I felt about this book-I didn't want it to end! .... This author takes all the familiar formulaic storytelling techniques that we're used to, and turns them upside down. This is not a rags to riches story, it is, in a sense, a riches to rags story, with so many unexpected twists and turns that you'll never be able to foresee what happens next. It contains every element of human emotion and human condition. The story runs the gamut, from wealth and poverty, power and helplessness, health and illness, to love and loss, good and evil, injustice and justice, betrayal and loyalty, and family struggle and discord. But above all, it is a story of triumph. It is a story of God's redemptive love and His amazing grace to overcome even the worst elements of the human condition. If you're struggling to overcome adversity in your own life, this book will be an inspiration to you. Let Him speak to you through the pages of this book. And if you're anything like me, you'll be hoping for a sequel! - R. Lininger