John of John by Douglas Stuart was a slow start read that accelerated into a "must recommend to all".
John-Calum Macleod (he goes by Cal) takes the ferry home after an art school education. Home is the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides. Nothing has changed at his childhood home. His father, John, is a sheep farmer, tweed weaver, and lay preacher. He's also dismayed by Cal's long hair, strange clothes, and unwillingness to be SAVED (cover blurb)
Thank goodness for grandmother Ella, a cursing Glaswegian whose steady warmth helped Cal weather the sudden departure of his mother. (cover)
Cal has a secret.
John Sr. has a secret
cover blurb - John of John is a singular novel about duty, passion, and the transformative power of truth. I admit I ended up surprised and pulled into the stories of both father and son. Quite the surprises.
The book is powerful and well written.
Here's an example of a delicious sentence:
And he could see, at the rocky cold bottom of her smile, pooling like syrup at the bottom of a sundae, she was storing, savoring, the delicious taste of revenge.
Mic drop...........oh yeah. So damn good. This book is a treat and will surprise you, I promise.
