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Available
Call number
Publication
Bethany House (2007), Edition: No Edition Stated, 395 pages
Description
Fiction. Christian Fiction. Christy-award-willing novelist tells a poignant tale of a family with unexpected role-reversals; packed with true-to-life characters and themes to enlighten the soul.
User reviews
LibraryThing member debs4jc
Meet Mick Brannigan, a thirty-something construction worker. After a bizarre accident, circumstances beyond his control force him out of his role as a respected tradesman and into the ignominious position of a stay-at-home dad. Wife Layne returns to a law firm, and while she pushed for Mick to stay
This was a delightful read, Mick tends to bumble along and get himself into crazy predicaments--like when a chainsaw goes haywire, a tree goes bezerk, and a house goes kaput. His relationships with a homeless man, a snobby neighbor, and his experiences in learning photography are all memorable. At the same time, the lessons her learns about how to be a good dad and trust God bring this book to a higher level. I highly recommend this for all lovers of Inspirational fiction.
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home, she still chafes at their role reversal--partly because she'd rather be the one staying home, but mainly because she's not at all confident that he is up to the task of training and shaping the character of their three young children. Mick dives in to manage the house and children, five acres of land, and a menagerie of animals including a goat and a diabolically intelligent dog, and he and Layne discover new depth and truths about what's important in life. This was a delightful read, Mick tends to bumble along and get himself into crazy predicaments--like when a chainsaw goes haywire, a tree goes bezerk, and a house goes kaput. His relationships with a homeless man, a snobby neighbor, and his experiences in learning photography are all memorable. At the same time, the lessons her learns about how to be a good dad and trust God bring this book to a higher level. I highly recommend this for all lovers of Inspirational fiction.
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LibraryThing member sunshine608
Great read. Espicially since the author lives somewhere where in my backyard! ( References to Arts Clayton, Tara Blvd. & Jonesboro). The story was great and there were some awesome quotes and or phrases that literally made me stop, read them over and over again and put the book down to think about
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them. Great book. Highly recommeded. Show Less
LibraryThing member patmat
Wish I could give this book double the number of stars I was allowed to give it! This is a great read about a dad who has become aware of the disconnect with his children and about the time he spent reconnecting (not always happily!). At times you will laugh and at times you will actually tear up,
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but you will not ever be bored. The story of a dad just trying to be the best dad he can be and the bumbling way he sometimes goes about it is awesome. The back story of how all this affects his wife, including her ambivilence of him being a stay-at-home dad after a while, just adds another layer to the story. Show Less
LibraryThing member franoscar
Spoilers abound. This book got good reviews & seemed to be about people changing for the better so I decided to read it. It is very readable & well-done, but it is kind of a connect-the-lines plot. The incidents happen one by one and build up his faith and his self-confidence. It is nice to read
Anyway, I doubt I will read more of his books, but I do appreciate the effort to show a world with good people in it.
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about people being good friends to other people & helping them because that is what people actually do. It just seemed like this guy is portrayed as always doing the right thing -- when he yells at a guy at the shelter, for example, it turns out to be the right thing to have done. And it seems weird that the kid improved so dramatically but the parents didn't really get it. I can see that they may have been afraid to believe their senses, but the mother, especially, didn't seem to see the changes that the author made pretty clear.Anyway, I doubt I will read more of his books, but I do appreciate the effort to show a world with good people in it.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
8.5 inches
ISBN
0764229966 / 9780764229961