Gary E. Parker, Her Daddy’s Eyes

Her Daddy's Eyes

Gary E. Parker

Revell, Apr 2006, $11.99

ISBN: 0800731239

Her wedding to nice Trey Thompson is less than a month away when Allie Wilson finds a "buried" picture of her father, who abandoned his daughter and his wife once he returned from Nam. Ignoring her mother's plea to forget her dad and just marry the perfectly acceptable Trey, Allie considers searching for her father to ask him why. Trey also wants her to forget this foolishness, but turning obstinate, Allie feels obsessed to meet her father.

Her trek to find her father leads Allie to Chase Mason, who loves her dad as if he was his blood uncle. She soon believes his parents know the truth, though they seem reluctant to tell her. Still she needs to know, even as she is curious over Chase's strong faith as she has had none since the dad she does not remember deserted her.

Though Allie's sudden obsession prompted by the old photo seems off kilter for her at this juncture in her life, readers will enjoy her desire to search for her paternal roots, and an even greater need to find a reason for being. The latter is what leads her initially to feel a fascination for Chase, who is a firm believer in God. Gary E. Parker avoids preaching, as he portrays a coming of age tale starring a bewildered woman seeking allegedly her biological father, but really questing for something deeper and spiritual.