Book: Theo of Golden

 Book: Theo of Golden

Author: Allen Levi

Pages: 400

This is my 116th book for the year.  

What Amazon Says:

One spring morning, a stranger named Theo arrives in the small Southern city of Golden.  He doesn't explain much about where he came from or why he's there - but when he visits the local coffeehouse, where pencil portraits of the people of Golden hang on the wlals, he begins purchasing them, one at a time, and giving each protrait to the person depicted. In exchange, he asks only for the person's story.  And so portrait by portrait, person by person, secrets are revealed, regrets are shared, and ordinary lives are profoundly altered.  A story of giving and receiving, of seeing and being seen, Theo of Golden is an unfortgettable novel about the power of generosity, the importance of connection, and the quiet miracles that happen when we choose kindness and wonder.

This book was excellent.  I have been seeing this book everwhere for months, and finally was able to get my hands on it.  It is very well written.  Great characters.  Theo is adorable and the epitome of someone who gives without wanting anything in return.  He keeps his last name anonymous the entire time he lives in Golden.  The story is sweet with humory and humility and will restore your faither in humanity.

Stars: 5