Lost Mission Book Blog Tour

Saturday

Nov072009

LOST MISSION by ATHOL DICKSON

• A humble shopkeeper compelled to leave her tiny village deep in Mexico to preach in America
• A minister wracked with guilt for loving the wrong woman
• An unimaginably wealthy man, blinded to the consequences of his grand plans
• A devoted father and husband driven to a horrible discovery that changes everything
From the high Sierra Madre mountains to the harsh Sonoran desert, fromthe privileged world of millionaire moguls to the impoverishedimmigrants who serve them, Athol Dickson once again weaves a grippingstory of suspense that spans centuries and cultures to explore theabiding possibility of miracles.

My Review: I found the Lost Mission difficult to get into at the beginning.

There were so many characters up front with seemingly no relation. Flashbacks merged with present with no definitive break, so that I had to reread a lot of it, to get my bearings within the story again.

Once I got used to Dickson's way of penning this tale, I was able to visualize the scenes and follow the characters better.

The storyline itself is full of human nature; hypocrisy, justification, the sense of unworthiness.

Personally I found the issue of illegal immigration (while I realize likely not written intentionally to make a judgment one way or another) made me read the book with cynicism, which others probably would not. Since my husband, myself and our daughter have legally immigrated to the U.S., the subject of Christians and their actions, responses and /or positions, (even if it is a fictional story) in regards to illegal immigration, tends to be tough for me to read.

The mystery of Lupe's "guide" given to her from the Padre in Mexico is well kept until the end of the story, and the mysterious Indian who appears throughout the novel (while never really a mystery to the reader), brings the comforting message of the constant presence of the Lord.

If you are interested to see what other's thought of Athol Dickson's Lost Mission check out the other participants of this blog tour HERE.

And now on to the fun part! If you would like to try and snag a signed copy of Athol Dickson's award winning books, get yourself to twitter.com and tweet this message:

Athol Dickson’s redemptive tale #LostMission is a MUST read! Gripping story about mistakes and miracles! http://tr.im/BPD1

This book was provided for review by the Litfuse Publicity Group.

Tammy |

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