THE ANGELS’ SHARE
Fiction
Baby shoes and bourbon THE ANGELS’ SHARE By James Markert 320 pp. Thomas Nelson Reviewed by Eric Petersen A reviewer never really knows to what to expect from a book until he starts reading it, and even then he often finds himself surprised when he reaches the end. Such was the case with James Markert’s second novel. Thomas Nelson is the Christian publishing division of Harper Collins. The copyright page mentions scriptural quotations from the New International Version of the Bible and discussion questions that were not included in this advance reviewer’s copy. I’d never read Christian fiction, but I believe in the old adage about never judging a book by its cover – or by its copyright page. The tale opens in Kentucky, circa 1934. Old Sam, perhaps the finest bourbon in the country, was made in the town of Twisted Tree. (The title refers to the quantity of alcohol that burns away during the distillation process.) The distillery, owned and operated by the McFee family, was ...