Lakota, Wisconsin is a remote town filled with farmers and a devout Amish community. When Gabriel Fisher is born his mother dies from medical complications. Father unknown, this leaves his older brother to raise him. Gabriels grandparents live nearby but as his mother was removed from the community years earlier, they understand little of the English world. When his brother tragically passes away, Gabriel is finally welcomed into his grandparent’s home. He is a big boy for his age. At nearly eight feet tall he is probably the biggest boy that has ever lived. Sweet, polite and a hard worker, Gabriel does well in this farming community that mostly keeps to themselves. One day he is spotted by a football coach and he is brought into the local high school to learn the game. Not only is this gentle giant strong and fast — he is a quick learner
— and transforms the losing team to victory. This new life takes Gabriel, his family and the entire town to places they never imagined. Narrated from many points of view; the loving grandmother, local pub owner and football coach to name a few. This novel is almost hard to describe; both elegantly written and quietly breathtaking. FIVE STARS, I truly could not put this one down. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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