My Soul To Keep
April 19th, 2008 . by LisaMy Soul to Keep by T. Davis Bunn is a modern day David and Goliath story. The book has several important characters, but the central character in the book is Brent, a former Hollywood star who spent time in prison because of drugs, alcohol and a wreck. In prison he became a believer, and has spent the last several years going to AA meetings, working hard at his landscape company, and acting in local theater productions.
Brent is approached by Bobby Dupree, a businessman who has been called by God to make a movie. And he has been led to Brent, who has no hope of ever working in film again. The movie he feels called to make is one that several years earlier, the writer had a huge legal battle after the studio changed her script and she fought to get it back.
Brent also goes to Celia Breach, the actress he was involved with when he was sent to prison and seeks her help on the project. She is angry and bitter, and determined to not give h im the forgiveness he seeks.
As Brent, Bobby, Celia, Candace and others are making this movie, Hollywood is determined to stop them at all costs. A fire, a lawsuit, damaging lies, all are tricks thought up by Shari Khan, a woman determined to make it big in Hollywood. But as they discover, when things look hopeless, that is when God’s work is most evident.
I loved this book. It made me laugh and cry. The characters are so very human and so flawed, but because of God’s grace even a life lived in destruction can become a testimony to His love and power.
