A Review of Gideon's Gift

I read Gideon's Gift, (published by Warner Faith) a short novel authored by Karen Kingsbury, which highlights the power of God working through the unpretentious innocense of a child. The main characters in the novel are a young girl named Gideon and a homeless man named Earl. Gideon is tender hearted and possesses great faith in God's willingness to perform a Christmas miracle. The miracle is not a self-serving one from Gideon's perspective but rather an expression of hope that Earl, a surly, miserable man, will come to believe. It's a seemingly great expectation of a man who initially rebuffs even the overtures of a loving child.

Gideon is afflicted with leukemia and the twin struggles for her health and Earl's soul parallel each other and eventually a causal connection between the resolution of one of the problems leads to a solution for the other- all unfolding according to a divine plan. It's a very touching story and one that reminds one of the promise of youthful childlike faith and of the freeing power of redemption.


Karen Kingsbury's website is:

www.karenkingsbury.com

She can be reached by email according to information obtained from the book.