After reading Ian Morgan Cron's book called
Chasing Francis, I knew I'd be open to, pretty much, anything else he had to offer. Happily, I wasn't disappointed. The thing is, though, this book called
Jesus, My Father, the CIA, and Me isn't an easy read. If you think the sweet cover photo of the child (Cron himself) is an indication of a joyful story, think again. He shares about growing up in a dysfunctional family on the inside that appeared all glitter and light on the outside. His folks were very popular with the IN crowd, knew lots of famous folks and his dad in later life dropped the names of well-known people into conversations that caused Cron to wonder what the real story happened to be. He thought they were average, but the truth was that his dad had cover jobs all the while moving inside the CIA. But the story isn't about that, but about the child's confusion in growing up. The truth was constantly masked and while his mom did her best to hold the family together, his dad did little or nothing to hold up his end.
The real story, or the absence of a story and a confusing childhood drove Cron into heavy drinking and drug use. Coping skills.
The ending is winning however. Even with all the author has been through, he comes out on top. Very inspiring. Of course the Lord gets all the credit, which is as it should be.
(i received this book free to review from booksneeze/thomas nelson)
