Pie Town
J. Lynne Hinton

William and Morrow Paperbacks
June 7th, 2011 / 0062045083
Fiction / Contemporary
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Reviewed by Susan Johnson

Pie Town, New Mexico, is home to Anglos, Hispanics and Native Americans, none of whom seem to like each other or even try to get along. That is until it comes to Alex, a little boy with a huge heart, born with a tough disability.

Alex was born with Spinal Bifida and was soon abandoned by his mother, Angel. As for his father, only Angel knows who he is and she’s not around to tell. Luckily Alex is being raised by loving grandparents and great-grandparents and the whole town rallies around to help him. Everyone loves the tough little boy with the heart of gold.

Enter the new priest, Father Morris, and a hitchhiker he has brought with him—a young girl named Trina. Father Morris is newly ordained and the town does not quickly warm up to him. Trina is a young woman traveling alone, obviously pregnant and immediately branded as trouble.

Alex takes a shine to both the Priest and the hitchhiker and through his love and generosity of spirit the story of how a bitter little town and its inhabitants draw together is one well worth reading.

I have read a couple of Lynne Hinton’s other books, including “Friendship Cake” and I love the way she draws characters and then draws the reader in and makes them care.

Pie Town is the first in a new series and I eagerly await the next one. For further information, there are no pies in Pie Town. Sad, huh?