In
1996, then First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton popularized the saying that “It
Takes a Village to raise a child.” The Brothers’ Keepers, a novel by John
H. Paddison & Charles D. Orvik, reminds
us that it can also take a village to destroy a child. This heart-wrenching tale of five brothers in
depression-era North Dakota calls into question what it means to be a
community. It is a story that rings true
in these days riddled with headlines of child abuse, abandoned infants, and
filicide. The Brothers’ Keepers is a must read for anyone concerned about the
welfare of children.
Suzanne Jacobson Cherry
Author of From
the Ashes and In Silent Meditation
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