THE WIND BLOWS IN SLEEPING GRASS by KATIE POWNER is a delightful read with humour and depth as the author beautifully describes the life and emotions of fifty year old Pete Ryman, who lives quietly in Sleeping Grass,Montana with his pot bellied pig, Pearl, and his friend Windy Ray, whose deep faith in the Creater and his words of biblical wisdom are brought out at just the right time. The characters, both human and animal, in this poignant story, will live on in your heart….
Pete has a very low self image due to ongoing rejection and being told that he will never make anything of his life. In fact he has noticed that “In his experience, people’s interest in him never lasted long.” His rage against life’s unfairness has not made things easy in the past.
Working as a garbage man, cleaning up other people’s messes, he finds all kinds of treasure in what people throw away. As Windy Ray says “everything the Creator mekes has value, but a man must choose whether he wants to see it.”
As Pete’s world becomes enlarged with new people coming into his life, there is not only a great deal to forgive, but there are more people to love……….
I am not going to spoil the read for you by telling you any more.
I cannot recommend The Wind Blows in Sleeing Grass highly enough.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Bethany House Publishers. The opinions in this review are completely my own.
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