Life, and Death, and Giants

by Ron Rindo

An extraordinary life in an Amish community

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An extraordinary life in an Amish community

Set in Lakota, Wisconsin, the novel centers on Gabriel Fisher, an unusually large child raised by his devout Amish grandparents after the death of the brother who had cared for him. His grandparents’ effort to keep him from the English world comes into tension with his visibility and athletic ability, bringing a local football coach into his life at seventeen. The premise connects Gabriel’s unusual traits to questions of family, faith, belonging, and the secrets kept within a community. The story’s scope also reaches beyond Gabriel, as his life affects the people around him.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

Readers interested in family-centered literary fiction and questions of faith and belonging.
Readers drawn to stories set in Amish communities and rural Wisconsin.
Readers interested in sports as part of a character’s life story.

Themes

Family and caregivingFaith and communityBelonging and visibilitySecrets and unusual abilities

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Book overview

"A beautifully painted story that feels like a new modern classic." --People Magazine

Gabriel Fisher was born an orphan, weighing eighteen pounds and measuring twenty-seven inches long. No one in Lakota, Wisconsin, knows what to make of him. He walks at eight months, communicates with animals, and seems to possess extraordinary athletic talent. But when the older brother who has been caring for him dies, Gabriel is taken in by his devout Amish grandparents who disapprove of all the attention and hide him away from the English world.

But it's hard to hide forever when you're nearly eight feet tall. At seventeen, Gabriel is spotted working in a hay field by the local football coach. What happens next transforms not only Gabriel's life but the lives of everyone he meets.

Life, and Death, and Giants is a moving story of faith, family, buried secrets, and everyday miracles.

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