This week’s book is a departure from my usual genre. James Rubart’s The Long Journey to Jake Palmer isn’t suspense or mystery, but it is a book that has stayed with me long after I finished it.
Here’s the back cover blurb:
What if there was a place where everything wrong in your life could be fixed?
Corporate trainer Jake Palmer coaches people to see deeper into themselves—yet he barely knows himself anymore. Recently divorced and weary of the business life, Jake reluctantly agrees to a lake-house vacation with friends, hoping to escape for ten days.
When he arrives, Jake hears the legend of Willow Lake—about a lost corridor that leads to a place where one’s deepest longings will be fulfilled.
Jake scoffs at the idea, but can’t shake a sliver of hope that the corridor is real. And when he meets a man who mutters cryptic speculations about the corridor, Jake is determined to find the path, find himself, and fix his crumbling life.
But the journey will become more treacherous with each step Jake takes.
It’s not a spoiler to tell you that Jake finds the corridor and while he’s in it, his deepest longings are fulfilled. But when he leaves the corridor, he goes back to being the way he was–an angry, bitter and scared man who doesn’t know who he is any longer after he’s burned and his wife divorces him because he’s no longer whole. You will find yourself rooting for Jake to learn what the corridor is trying to teach him. I loved the way Rubart shows us that we all wear labels but the labels are not always accurate. I think you will enjoy this deep and moving story.
Here’s what RT Book Reviews says: 4 1/2 stars:
‘Rubart has done it again with another uniquely written, stellar novel. The author comes up with the most original, thought-provoking concepts that readers can take lessons from to apply to their own lives. On the surface, the story is engaging. Jake is a fascinating character with many layers and hidden pain. Yet delve deeper and there is a goldmine full of spiritual and personal treasures to uncover. Who wouldn’t want to find a mysterious corridor that grants your deepest desires?’
This week’s question:
What book are you reading this week?
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You can purchase The Long Journey to Jake Palmer at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
James L. Rubart is 28 years old, but lives trapped inside an older man’s body. He thinks he’s still young enough to water ski like a madman and dirt bike with his two grown sons, and loves to send readers on journeys they’ll remember months after they finish one of his stories.
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I am reading Death on the Moor by Julianna Deering. A Drew Farthering mystery.
I just finished it, too, and enjoyed it very much. Some profound thoughts and opportunities to change in that book.
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Delores, I so agree. I’m still thinking about the message in the book.
I have not read this author. Will have to check this out. Thanks for sharing the review. I am reading A Powerful Voice by Penelope Powell. Awesome book about forgiving yourself and finding who you are in God.
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I’ll have to read A Powerful Voice, Sally. It sounds like a great book. Thanks for stopping by and joining the conversation.
Would love to read this one! I read a few that he wrote, thought they were very thought provoking.
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Amy, this one will stay with you a while! It is so good. Thanks for stopping by.
I just finished Chris Fabry’s book The Promise of Jesse Woods. It was so good.
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That sounds like a good one, Dana! I will be at Barnes and Noble in Collierville Sunday from 2-4 signing books! Come by and see me. 🙂
I am about to start Getting To Yes by Allie Pleiter.
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Gloria, I’ll have to add Allie Pleiter to my list of authors to read. Thanks for stopping by!
Pat, I have really enjoyed reading Justice Buried this week. You should read it. 🙂 Oh, you wrote it. I will be posting my review to Amazon, Facebook, etc. in a short while. I look forward to the next one.
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🙂 Edward! Thanks for reviewing Justice Buried!!
I read Janet Ferguson’s Magnolia Storms. Loved it. She is a great (new to me) author, and I hope to read more of her books!
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I’ve been seeing reviews of Magnolia Storms and it sounds so good, Jackie. I must get it!
I have seen this book around and I’m glad you reviewed it since I didn’t really know anything about it. I may have to check it out 🙂
What I read last two weeks (sorry for the long absence, had my sister-in-law visit last week): Lady Maybe by Julie Klassen, Hope Harbor and Sea Rose Lane by Irene Hannon, Cold Shot by Dani Pettry (with Still Life to follow) & am almost done with An Inconvenient Beauty by Kristi Ann Hunter. I know I aslo have several Love Inspired titles coming my way for review (can you say holiday ones?? )
Thanks for sharing your book reviews, I really love seeing what other people are reading and what they think of them….especially reviews from authors 😉
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Thanks for stopping by, Trixi. I really enjoyed Jim’s book and will be reading the rest of them. You have some good books you’ve been reading as well!
Pat, thank you for sharing James’s book. I’m in between books at the moment. I still find it hard to concentrate on reading while recovering from Harvey’s aftermath.
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I truly understand the concentration thing, Caryl! You need something really light to read. 🙂 I hope things are going better for you.