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You might think this is a Christmas story. And it is. Yet, it’s more than that. It is a poignant portrayal of one family during the pathos that was Viet Nam, when, in 1966, a son goes off to war.
Mike McCrae writes from Viet Nam that he has met, fallen in love with—and married—a young Vietnamese girl. All the pent-up hatred for all people Asian erupt in Mike’s father, Frank, who’s memories of his WWII experience in the South Pacific and the unspeakable treatment meted out, have turned him into a bitter, brittle shell of a man. Frank disowns his son. It doesn’t help that Frank’s wife, Maggie, is fighting a war of her own—against cancer. Frank tries to bargain with a God he’s not sure he even believes in for Maggie’s life. And Mike’s sister, Julie, tries desperately to hold the family together.
This is a gripping and poignant story about a family torn apart by the inner and outward conflict of war, bitterness, pain and anger, and loss. What ultimately happens on a bitter winter night during a horrible blizzard is so touchingly depicted you’ll not soon forget it.
An excellent read no matter what time of the year, One Holy Night is a strong, moving story about forgiveness, hope and healing, and redemption.
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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