Romey's Place: A Novel by James Calvin Schaap is a coming-of-age literary fiction novel, apparently set between the 1950s and the present day and exploring the friendship between two boys of disparate backgrounds in a small town, free courtesy of Christian publisher Baker's Revell imprint.
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Description
"What's it like having an old man who's a saint?"
The question came from the depths of Romey Guttner's troubled soul. It was as honest as the hot sun that beat down on him and his best friend, Lowell, as they picked beans that unforgettable summer in the late fifties. They were just boys, one the son of the town's pillar of faith and one the neglected child of a man whose anger spilled onto everyone in his path.
Despite their disparate upbringings, Romey and Lowell were like brothers, inseparable in their pursuit of adventure. But events were brewing that would force them to confront the reality of their differences for the first time.
With perceptiveness and style, James Calvin Schaap renders a coming-of-age tale about friendship, fathers and sons, and, most of all, the grace that saves us from the darkest places.