A Family is defined by a group of individual elements united by cause, purpose, household, or genetic code.
Medical ethics lies at the heart of this journey into the dark world of genetic experimentation. A hospice physician conducts test treatments for cancer and blackmails his chaplain into silence. Brother Able agrees through guilt until he encounters a grieving man who asks for prayers for his dying wife. Able must decide whether his own secrets are more important than watching a family dissolve under the pressure of untried experimentation.
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 2/5
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Language - 0/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 0/5
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Summary
Innocents pray deals with tough topics, like battling cancer, relationships, faith, struggling marriages and betrayal. Two stories begin as parallel and slowly converge. We first meet Brother Able on a plane attempting to minister to Vic. We are then introduced to Libby, Vic’s wife and her struggle with cancer, as well as her strained relationship with her son, Jordan. Each character is dealing with his or her own internal demons. The author is to be applauded for not shying away from the realities of the human condition. Life is complicated and so are relationships. This book does a nice job of drawing out the struggles of the characters.
The author uses a unique writing style by inserting chapters that are written as blog posts with comments, web chats and internet searches. It was fun to read but I found the transitions a little abrupt at times and sometimes distracting to the story.
If you enjoy reading family dramas and stories of faith, you should give this a try.
Sexual Content: Libby has an affair outside of her marriage.
Violence: One of the characters is murdered. Some may find the gun violence disturbing.
Quote: “But in the same way a clear glass plate can’t be seamlessly repaired, our relationship could never be the same.”