Bob Curlee. Birmingham: Jonah Publishers/CreateSpace. 298 pp. (Paperback).
As you might have guessed the “Judson” in the title of this book is Judson College in Marion; the book was written to commemorate the school’s 175th anniversary.
I’m not sure I have ever read a book quite like this one. It was actually two stories woven together — one, the true story of Ann and Adoniram Judson, and the other, a fictional story of a pastor’s family in Crossroads. At first the switching back and forth from the 1800s to the present was a little jarring but once into the book, I began to look forward to the shifts.
The segments on the Judsons were enlightening and inspirational, containing excerpts from Ann’s diary woven into the story of the couple’s life as missionaries to Burma. The vignettes from the pastor’s family were funny and inspirational; building a story that highlights Judson College and loosely connects back to Ann and Adoniram and their sacrificial ministry to Burma.
The book is well written by former pastor and prolific writer Bob Curlee. You don’t need to have a connection to Judson College to enjoy the book, but anyone connected to the school would certainly enjoy reading it.
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