I absolutely loved this book from beginning to end. A great read at Christmas time or any time.

Morris' The Angel of Bastogne is a nice story and edifying. However, he goes the opposite direction of many of his secular counterparts. Instead of doom and gloom, sex and violence; Morris' tale is too packaged where most people are believers and everything turns out just right. Sure, its nice to read but a little conflict and a few less stellar believers turning up at the right time and every corner would have made this novel more realistic. For example two of the book's main characters -one a believer and one a seeker - travel together for a newspaper assignment and everywhere (literally) they go, they meet happy and outspoken Christians. It would be nice if real life were this convenient, but it is not.

If some of the people Morris' characters met were believers and some were just ordinary people, some even contrary and nasty - it would have added more climax to the book.and every corner would have made this novel more realistic. For example two of the book's main character - one a believer and one a seeker - travel together for a newspaper assignment and everywhere (literally) they go, they meet happy and outspoken Christians. It would be nice if real life were this convenient, but it is not. We get the whole mix of humanity.

If some of the people Morris characters met (particularly the seeker) were believers and some were just ordinary people, some even contrary and nasty - it would have added more climax to the book and been more realistic. However, I gave it four stars since it does indeed edify and bring glory to Christ and his work of redemption in the hearts of men and women.