Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone

Product Description (From Amazon)

For the first time since Handling Sin, a riveting novel of love, secrets, and the mysterious bonds of family, from master author Michael Malone.
On her seventh birthday, Annie's conartist father left her behind at his boyhood home, then he raced out of her life. Years later, Annie, now a top Navy jet pilot, returns home on her 26th birthday. But everything changes when Jack calls to say he is dying, and needs her to fly to St. Louis to bring him the airplane he gave her the day he left. And if she does, he will give her the one thing she always wanted, that he always lied to her about the name of her mother.
The Four Corners of the Sky is a novel of love, sacrifice, and the inexplicable bonds that hold families together. Michael Malone brings these rich characters to life as only he can, evoking the unspoken motivations that drive people to define who they are and break out of those bonds when the call of love comes.

My Thoughts

At first I had a really difficult time getting into this book. I kept thinking, okay what’s the story here. Guess I couldn’t bet settled in with it at first. After reading a while I sat up and took note. The book, The Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone, reached out and grabbed me (course not literally, LOL). ~Why would a father who has made a life as a con artist, drop his daughter (Annie) off at his sister’s (Sam) place (the family homestead) and leave her there, never making any attempts to contact her, then one day call’s Annie and tells her to come to St. Louis that he was dying.~ Now that grabbed my attention.

As I was reading this, my emotions became a tangled mess, as I am sure Annie’s did with regards to her father.

Annie was a very head strong character, who went after her childhood dream and lived it. I loved the character Sam (Annie’s Aunt) She was so funny and witty. Clark the “in-love” (have to read the book to figure that one out), was a fairly, laid back character. I won’t be spoiling anything here as they have a very interesting relationship. LOL.

When I finally cozied up to this book, I found the book a very entertaining read. The book was filled with deceit, love, Navy, and the FBI! Be sure to check this one out when you can.

Blessings,