Growing up I heard an oft-repeated joke about Church of Christ members.  As someone enters heaven, St. Peter leads him on a tour.  The newly ascended asks St. Peter, “Who is that group in the corner talking amongst themselves?”  St. Peter replies, “Shhh!  Those are Church of Christ-ers.  They think they are the only…

True to its title, this novel traffics in threes.  Alternating between three periods, with three main characters, it proceeds in chapters devoted to each.  Jack’s story begins in the 1890s, Colin in the 1950s and David in the 1980s.  Not until very late in the novel do you learn all of the connections among the…

It would not be unusual for a reader to begin this book and think it a memoir. I did. A quick check on the jacket confirmed that it is a work of fiction. Perhaps there are people who are this funny in real life but most of us can only hope to encounter so many…