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Scrutinizing the Morality Play

A newborn baby is left overnight on the doorstep of an Indiana orphanage during a Christmas eve blizzard, beginning a very poignant morality play of good vs. evil in a distinctively classical mode. Daniel and Mary Nusbaum have crafted a novel that is sure to make dedicated Faith readers very happy, indeed! The manuscript for this book was modified and developed over many years' time, and the effort shows. Inspired by The Exorcist, but displaying considerably more plot similarity to The Omen, The Last Reunion is a dashing effort for a first novel. As noted in the byline, the husband-and-wife authors are a surgeon who has spent many hours in the operating room and a psychologist with a theological background. The Biblical and surgical components of the book are carefully developed and the authors' talents displayed.

The four-star rating is the result of weaknesses in the other segments of the plotline. This is one of those books that blasts out of the starting gate, leaving the reader in compassionate tears. Unfortunately, the mystery and tension gradually wanes as the reader tires of the ubiquitous scripture quotes at the end of every chapter, robbing the story of a bit of its momentum. The plot looks more and more like another End of Days prayer for the choir as the end of the story approaches. If a lot more questions had been left unanswered for the reader, the modern fable effect would have delivered more punch. There are points at which a character should never have simply accepted the facts of the story surrounding him. Many of the tragedies and miracles are presented and viewed in a far too blase manner to have any realistic credibility. Readers who simply want to relive the blatancy of their personal faith will probably embrace this book with open arms. Those readers who apply more scrutiny to all the components of the plot details will be a little less impressed.

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