With The Fragment, Davis Bunn has yet again woven a story of intrigue and reconciliation. Set against a backdrop of a collapsing Ottoman Empire and the end of the Great War, young Muriel is sent to France and later to Constantinople to use her talents as a photographer and antiquities researcher to identify a reliquary believed to hold a remnant of the cross of Christ. Muriel, with the help of U.S. Senator Thomas Bryan and French diplomat Charles Fouchet, sets out to uncover mysteries held long secret due to the silence of time. With governments changing hands and political tides ever changing in 1920s Europe and Southwest Asia, will Muriel and her new friends be able to piece together 2,000 years of history before new powers once again hide away the past?
This book served as a reminder to me that we can't force another's spiritual journey. We can pray, and we can be examples, but ultimately, the choice to follow Jesus is in the hands of each person.
Whether or not the True Cross was actually split into reliquaries and divided among the early churches doesn't really matter. This is a work of fiction, after all. Yet, the idea of the cross still existing is oddly comforting. Relics don't save souls, but the idea of see what it is that brought about the blood of Savior is a unique perspective. Salvation came to us on that cross, and all of God's promises since Adam and Eve were forced out of Eden for their disobedience came to fruition the day Jesus overcame the cross. Hallelujah!
As always, Bunn creates believable, well-rounded characters who draw in the reader into an adventure of suspense and spiritual discovery. The Fragment is a companion to The Pilgrim. The book releases February 19th, and you can purchase it here.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Franciscan Media in exchange for my honest review.
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