Abide With Me by: Elizabeth Strout

This was a book that offered a good story, which could have been so much better. The story of a minister, left alone with his two daughters, following the death of his wife -- he now finds himself overwhelmed with the responsibilities of taking care of his needs, the grieving process for both himself, and his children, and the needs of his parishioners. The writing in this book is well done, but I felt the story was rushed.

There were several topics that were introduced, particularly how his wife played into the story, but it left me with questions of why was the information put in the story. I felt that the story had more to tell, and it wasn't fully developed. The characters themselves were well developed, and I found this a fun, and generally clean read -- but it didn't demand a lot of thought.

Overall the story frustrated me because I came away feeling that the entire story had not been completed.