But how about his goal? Can he still receive it even after there is no change to have it? I love this series. It is awarding to see how much life can change if you want it to change. Slowly he comes out to people but before he completely comes out he has things to do, and with courage he does them. One thing for certain his life has changed, for the better? He has a choice can he be a better person than what he was before the walk. Does he come out of hiding? What can he do for others, like so many have done on his journey. Sometimes you can't get from what you want out of life. Now that Charles completed his journey he goes to where he needed to go, which doesn't work out for him. I usually like novels by Richard Paul Evans, but this one just did not measure up to some of his previous novels. I never did warm up to Charles, despite the changes he made in his life. There were loose ends, and the injection of a character from book 2 with no background explanation. May of the reviews of this book are glowing. The book is about second chances, reconciliation and redemption. He also works on reconciling fractured relationships. I also found his encounter with the married couple in the campground thought-provoking.Īs the story wraps up in CA, Charles has reevaluated his life and makes changes in how he spends his money. I especially liked reading about his encounter with the man in the cowboy hat who ran a homeless shelter. Still, it was way too much repetitive detail to really keep me engaged.Ĭharles has several encounters with people along the way, which are memorable and helped the story progress. I was more interested in some of the descriptions of the setting in this book, because I have never been to the southwest. As with the previous two books, there is a great deal of detail about the sleepy little towns that he walks through. In this novel, Charles resumes his walk in Texas, then continues walking through New Mexico and Arizona before arriving at his destination in California. Given the circumstances, Charles opts to leave his life behind and walk along Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica, CA in hopes of reconciling with his ex-wife. The main character is Charles James, a successful Chicago businessman, who is reported dead after a plane crash. This is the final book in the Broken Road Trilogy by Richard Paul Evans. With the initial reason for his trip in jeopardy, he still has lessons to learn along the way before he discovers-and arrives at-his true destination. He intends to finish his trek from Amarillo to Santa Monica, despite learning that his ex-wife is now planning to marry another man. In the exciting and provocative series that began with The Broken Road and The Forgotten Road, Charles is still on his pilgrimage across the iconic Route 66 in The Road Home. The last time he was truly happy was when he was married to his ex-wife Monica, before their relationship was destroyed by his ambition and greed. Escaping death has brought Charles some clarity: the money, the fame, the expensive cars none of it brought him true joy or peace. But thanks to that remarkable twist of fate, he’s very much alive and ready for a second chance at life and love. Everyone believes he was killed in a fiery plane crash, a flight he narrowly missed. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans, the dramatic conclusion in the riveting Broken Road trilogy-a powerful redemption story about finding happiness on a pilgrimage across iconic Route 66.Ĭhicago celebrity and pitchman Charles James is supposed to be dead.
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