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This book is very strange and depressing. I really did not like it. So many deaths in one persons young life. I would not recommend it at all.
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This was a great book if you have suffered the loss of a loved one.
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This was and awsome book, I would recommend this book to anyone,especially if you are struggling with a loss in your life.
This book was a very good tearjerker !!! Highly recommend it!
Very reminiscent of Mitch Albom's "Five People You Meet in Heaven", telling the tale of a young man coming to terms with the death of his wife and their unborn child.
It is such a great read. Not depressing but an uplifting book dealing with sorrow. The lesson is to listen to the inner voice. It brings a new view to it or for some an old view to reaffirm. If you love Jason F. Wright's style, you will want to read this book.
Jason F. Wright has given us a beautiful inspiring story. John Bevan's journey through grief is almost as haunting as The Shack. The Cross Gardener is a reminder that we are truly never alone in dealing with our trials. I didn't want this one to end!!
I really liked this book. It made you think about what happens after a loved one dies, in a non-preachy manner, with a nice family story.
Jason Wright is a delightful storyteller, and this book did not fail to keep drawing me back - right to the end. This is a book about loss and finding oneself, and answers to deep questions that arise in the midst of grief. John Bevin began his life as an orphan. He knew loss, but he also had been given the gift of the love of an earthly father, even if that father wasn't his own flesh and blood. John experienced profound loss several more times before he met the Cross Gardener. Who was this stranger who made his way into John's life? Was he a man from the village? An angel? A special messenger from God? Like in his other books, Jason Wright weaves into this story glimpses into the spiritual world and things human eyes can't see on their own. Sometimes we need a little guidance seeing that spiritual world. The Cross Gardener was John's guide. I can't speak to how theologically correct this story is, but it provides great food for thought. And comfort for those who've known loss.
Really odd little book. Didn't care for it at all. Totally unbiblical. This book is about a man who has had more than his share of sorrow and about a weird character called the Cross Gardener who goes about painting roadside crosses and Philosophizing about life. Warning spoiler...the Cross Gardener turns out to be his infant son who died at birth and comes back as a mature man to guide him through the grieving process. His "son" also tells him about the people he loved who have died in the past. He tells how some died and what their last thoughts were and who met them on the other side. He says that the "son's" mother who also died at the same time he did was in heaven teaching those who didn't get to know God on earth all about Him. Also seems to imply that everyone is going to heaven eventually. This was a weird book. When I finished I thought "New Age meets Christianity". Did a little research on google and found out why our doctrines are so far apart. Mr.Wright is a mormon.
I picked up The Cross Gardener because I had been hoping to read something by this authoe. It was a wonderful choice. The story about a boy whose mother dies after giving birth to him on the side of the road. The story follows him through adoption at five and the love of a girl he meets in school. They marry and Lou Lou their daughter comes along. Soon Emma Jane is pregnant with their second child, a boy they are naming Willard. A car accident takes mother and unborn child leaving loss, sorrow, and griief behind. The Cross Gardener comes along and helps guide John through this rough time. Teaching him things he has forgotten.
This book is wonderfully written, the story brought tears to my eyes, but also uplifted my spirit. I would recommend it to anyone.
This book is wonderfully written, the story brought tears to my eyes, but also uplifted my spirit. I would recommend it to anyone.
