The Angels' Share by James MarkertMy rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
The McFee family is somehow still doing well, mom buying new dresses and never scraping by for food, despite the distillery being closed up, and everyone else is scrounging. How can that be? Well, someone hid away some cabbage (i.e. money) but that isn’t the focus of the book. What is, well the distillery is making a comeback, and the town of Twisted Tree is about to get back on it’s feet.
What also has improved the situation is this itinerant man who seemed to cure people, miracles they say. And now he’s buried there on the land. His close followers are now waiting three days to see him rise. Other people have come and prayed over his grave and good things happen, more miracles. Is Asher Keating actually Jesus?
The McFee family don’t know what to make of Keating, but budding reporter William writes an article about the man and finally has a story the paper accepted. Now more people are flocking to their land. Barley, father of the family isn’t too happy about that, establishes, but discovers that the youngest son’s shoes were worn around Keating’s neck in his final days and wants know what’s behind that. Father and son investigate into Keating, who he was, while also reopening the distillery and trying to get the mob off Barley's back.
I enjoyed the language and the feel of the story. Phrases like “now close your head” (meaning stop talking) and others aren’t something heard much anymore, if they ever did outside of Kentucky. The historical aspect of this book felt right. It takes place during the depression just after prohibition ends. People are seeking salvation anywhere they can find it.
Book rating: 3.5 stars
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