The Road Home
Written by Richard Paul Evans
Narrated by Richard Paul Evans
4.5/5
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Chicago celebrity and pitchman Charles James is supposed to be dead. Everyone believes he was killed in a fiery plane crash, a flight he narrowly missed. But thanks to that remarkable twist of fate, he’s very much alive and ready for a second chance at life and love. Escaping death has brought Charles some clarity: the money, the fame, the expensive cars; none of it brought him true joy or peace. The last time he was truly happy was when he was married to his ex-wife Monica, before their relationship was destroyed by his ambition and greed.
In this final installment of the exciting and provocative series that began with The Broken Road and The Forgotten Road, Charles is still on his pilgrimage across the iconic Route 66. He intends to finish his trek from Amarillo to Santa Monica, despite learning that his ex-wife is now planning to marry another man. With the initial reason for his trip in jeopardy, he still has lessons to learn along the way before he discovers—and arrives at—his true destination.
Richard Paul Evans
Richard Paul Evans is the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than forty novels. There are currently more than thirty-five million copies of his books in print worldwide, translated into more than twenty-four languages. Richard is the recipient of numerous awards, including two first place Storytelling World Awards, the Romantic Times Best Women’s Novel of the Year Award, and five Religion Communicators Council’s Wilbur Awards. Seven of Richard’s books have been produced as television movies. His first feature film, The Noel Diary, starring Justin Hartley (This Is Us) and acclaimed film director, Charles Shyer (Private Benjamin, Father of the Bride), premiered in 2022. In 2011 Richard began writing Michael Vey, a #1 New York Times bestselling young adult series which has won more than a dozen awards. Richard is the founder of The Christmas Box International, an organization devoted to maintaining emergency children’s shelters and providing services and resources for abused, neglected, or homeless children and young adults. To date, more than 125,000 youths have been helped by the charity. For his humanitarian work, Richard has received the Washington Times Humanitarian of the Century Award and the Volunteers of America National Empathy Award. Richard lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife, Keri, and their five children and two grandchildren. You can learn more about Richard on his website RichardPaulEvans.com.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A wonderful series. Great message. I loved the diary quotes and so much more.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is my second time listening to this trilogy. It astounds me how involved I am with whole story. I feel like I actually was making the trip alongside of Charles, meeting the people, walking where he walked, seeing what he saw. Richard Evans is a wonderful, wonderful author!
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Take a look at the cover. Nice picture. A two lane road in the west. A suggestion of desert, mountains in the distance. Nice title – who isn’t attracted by “road” and “home”, particularly when they are linked together. But the real bait here is that route number painted on the road and prominently displayed in the lower right corner. Rte. 66….and all it implies, nostalgia, revisiting the past. Would seem to be a great setup for the perfect road novel.Check the brief plot summary on the Amazon page. “Fiery plane crash”, “second chance at life and love”. Charles James is mentioned three times at least, seemingly, the protagonist, our hero. But he’s really not the main guy.No, the main character is God. This is a God book, but you wouldn’t know that unless you were familiar with the author, and perhaps had read the first two books in the trilogy. I got through the first half and found it too “goody two shoes” for my taste. Big scenes involve taking care of the homeless, including many of the twelve steps involved in making batches of pancakes. Another big chunk dealt with listening to a couple that Charles has recently met, as they detail their past marriage woes to this total stranger and everything turned around because of His help. Are you kidding me ? When I want to read a book about theology, my religion, etc., I want something with a lot more depth than this.As for Rte 66., the author pays it some lip service but this reader found it rather dull in its descriptions of America’s most iconic highway. Obviously, there is a market for this kind of stuff – it doesn’t include me, and maybe not you. So I can only suggest if you are considering it, read a good chunk of it before investing your precious time.