In her first novel, “A Journey, a Reckoning and a Miracle,” psychiatrist KJ Fraser explores who we are as a society right now, in 2009. We have suffered through the aftermath of 9/11, and we continue to suffer through the results of the war in Iraq, the global recession, and much more. Certainly we have changed-as individuals and collectively-and certainly we are looking for ways to begin the healing process and move forward into a better future.
Through her characters (a Rapture-believing teen on a pilgrimage to pray for the dead in places like Waco and Columbine; a soldier who leaves Iraq blind and limbless; and a fictional George Bush who is beset by horrible nightmares), KJ Fraser concocts one possible path into the future. Her writing style is so warmhearted, and her capacity for comprehending the inner workings of relationships so acute, that even the most world-weary readers will soon find themselves forgiving their enemies and celebrating all the healing powers at our disposal. Like much of our best fiction, “A Journey, a Reckoning and a Miracle” is an entertaining read with lots of laugh-out-loud and cry-out-loud moments. What is astonishing is that a read this engaging could also have the power to bring about such profound change in the reader-and maybe even in the world. (Book available 7/09)
-Sent by Joan Schweighardt
