The Masterpiece

In her latest novel, Francine Rivers brings us Roman Velasco a well to do artist who could have anything money can buy, except peace and contentment. Using graffiti to deal with his hurt and emotions, running from foster home to foster home as a  child, Roman aka Bobby Ray Dean (the bird) is haunted by his past as a  graffiti tagger. 

Roman hires Grace as his personal assistant to help free up his time so he can concentrate on painting, but little does she know about Romans alter ego Bobby Ray Dean.   Grace s dealing with her own secrets.  Recovering from a bad marriage, Grace vows never to let a man hurt her again, but as they get to know one another the pieces begin to come together that alter the course of their lives.


Francine Rivers has done a superb job writing this novel.   She has created intriguing characters that every reader can relate to.  The author has run with an idea of how a childhood trauma can impact adult life; how two broken individuals can find completeness together.  The author also brings out the issues of how we as persons can fall into traps and be thrown into the worldly ways, only to suffer the consequences of our actions.

She also points out that we are saved by Grace and that God loves us, and sometimes some of us have to realize there is a hell in order to hear and understand the truth.

A wonderful novel that the reader will not be able to put down.  Well written and keeps the reader wanting more.


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