Bøker av Jay Diedreck

If you liked Jay Diedreck's first novel, Klem Watercrest, The Lighthouse Keeper, you will certainly enjoy this second book, Seaside Journeys of Faith. This is a charming story about that fictitious and wonderful seaside community of Port James, Maine and her unforgettable characters. Commencing in 1880, author Jay Diedreck quickly transcends the reader to 1950, a mystical and enchanting time of triumphs and achievements as well as struggles for its residents of faith. Jay has brought to life much of that unique and wonderful 1950s flavor that some readers may personally recall from their childhood and younger book lovers will learn and discover.This is definitely a must-read for everyone.

Much of Port James has been untouched somehow from many of the hassles of our times. Klem Watercrest, the delightful yet aging lighthouse keeper and main character, brings insight to his wife, friends, and family, many times while tending to the community lighthouse. Be prepared to enjoy a delightful, religious, yet an adventuresome story of a Maine seaside village and its unforgettable residents. The village of Port James and all other locations in this book as well as all the characters are totally fictitious. Many of the happenings surrounding the lives of this little village however are true stories brought into the book from the author's formative years and from his marriage to his lovely wife, Alicia.