Book Review
Wangerin, Walter, Jr. Wangerin, Matthew. Father & Son Finding Freedom. Zondervan. 2008.
M.W.- is widely recognized as one of the most gifted writers writing today on issues of faith and spirituality. He is writer- in- residence at Valparaiso University, Indiana.
Comment. Henry.
From time to time I will pick up a few books from the ‘discount table’ at our local Christian book store. This book caught my attention because of the title. I have four sons. The author-ship, father and son, intrigued me. The flyleaf summary was a ‘seller’.
The Wangerin family is made up of six members, mom and dad, two boys and two girls. One boy and one girl are adopted. This story is about the adopted boy and his father. Since both are authors of the book the bi-generational appeal of the story is strong.
In the story, Walter communicates a wealth of sound parenting advice that is required when relationships become challenging. Not only family relationships are dealt with but a number of cultural issues come up. Racial prejudice impacts this family since both adopted children are inter-racial.
The story speaks for itself. I will not include a “review” as such. This is a touching, very readable story that has a multi-generational, multi-racial appeal.
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