One More Sunrise
By Michael Landon Jr. and Tracie Peterson
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date: January 2008
ISBN-13: 9780764203626
384pp
From the Publisher
After his dreams of being a WWII flying ace are dashed, Joe settles for a dead-end job, crop-dusting his neighbors’ farms and finishing out the evening slouched at the bar in the local tavern. One morning Joe’s usual crop-dusting routine turns into something else entirely when his beat-up Stearman begins a long spiral toward earth…. Joe doesn’t die that morning, but he begins an odyssey whose twists and turns head him back toward life, love, and true devotion.
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This book was really different because it focused on an aspect that I don’t see in a lot of Christian fiction these days, angels. The story involves an angel, but I don’t want to say too much to give the story away.
I was drawn into the story right away and I wanted Joe to mend his rift with God instead of visiting the local tavern every Saturday night. Joe also has a rift to mend with his family. His marriage and his relationship with his teen-aged son is suffering, and as you watch the Joe interact with his family, you realize how bitter he feels about not being able to serve his country in the military. He has a dream of being a military man, but his hopes are dashed from the moment he gets his enlistment physical. Joe’s relationship with his parents is also stilted, and he’s struggling with trying to make things right with his parents again. Joe’s life takes another nosedive when Luke, his high school nemesis, and former admirer of Meg (Joe’s wife), comes back to town. Luke (a business man) claims he wants to make things right with his hometown since his father has done some terrible things to the inhabitants in the past. Joe is threatened by Luke’s sudden presence in the town as he unjustly accuses Meg of having feelings for the suave good-looking business man.
When he’s flying one night, something hits his plane, and he wonders if he’s going to live to see another day. What happens afterwards makes you stop and wonder about God’s grace.
This book was a nice, heartwarming read that I think you will enjoy. I was also curious as I read this novel since it was written by Michael Landon Jr. and Tracie Peterson(one of my favorite authors).
I have seen this one in the CBD catalog and wondered about it. I love Peterson’s writing also. The story sounds good. I am curious to see how they handle the angel… so you have piqued my curiousity. I will definitely add this one to my to-read list!
Barb
I forgot to mention in my post that since the book involved an angel, it kind of reminded me of Michael Landon SENIOR’S series, Highway To Heaven. He played an angel in that series, and I forgot the name of his co-star, but I believe his co-star also starred with Landon in Little House On The Prairie. I’m wondering if Michael Junior was thinking about this series when he thought of this story idea?