Tobit's Dog: A Review
Have you ever reached the end of a book to
find yourself feeling a little sad that it was finished; as if you were saying
goodbye to good friends? That is how I felt as I closed Tobit’s Dog, by Michael Nicholas Richard.
Tobit’s
Dog is a novel based on the beautiful Old Testament book of Tobit. I had
never read Tobit in its entirety, and decided to do so before reading the
novel. As I moved on to Tobit’s Dog, I
quickly discovered how creatively and thoughtfully the author brought the
Biblical book into the Twentieth Century.
The story is about the Messager family (a
black family living in North Carolina during the Great Depression) and their many trials, sufferings, and joys. I
immediately connected with Tobit Messager, his wife Anna, his son Tobias and of
course his faithful companion Okra. Read more here...
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