Posted By allen on May 27, 2010

Don’t judge a book by the cover – I would have missed reading a really good book if I had. The cover of Almost Forever by Deborah Raney makes the book look like a romance novel. While there is some romance in the book, there is also a healthy dose of drama, suspense, and inspiration.

Bryn Hennesey works as a volunteer at the Grove Street Homeless Shelter in Hanover Falls. She is staying up late one night playing cards with one of the residents – Charlie – when a fire starts at the shelter. One of the firefighters responding to the fire is her husband. For many reasons, the fire spreads quickly and the shelter is destroyed.

Five firefighters died in the fire. Among those that died are Bryn’s husband, the husband of the homeless shelter director, and a female firefighter named Molly.

Bryn’s sadness over loosing her husband is multiplied by the fact that she thinks she knows something about the fire that nobody else does. As the town and families grieve their losses, Bryn struggles to decide if she should share her knowledge.

As months pass and things seem to be getting back to normal, new information about the fire comes out that changes many things.

Almost Forever tells the story of how the town and survivors deal with the tragedy. It also tells of how the faith of some of the survivors help them go on with life.

I did enjoy reading this book even though I normally prefer books with a little more action.  Some parts of the book seemed to move a little slow even for this type of novel.

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