Jesus, My Father, The CIA and Me by Ian Morgan Cron

Book Description

At the age of sixteen, Ian Morgan Cron was told by his mother that his father, a motion picture executive, also worked for the CIA in Europe. This astonishing revelation, coupled with his father's dark struggles with alcoholism, upended the world of a boy struggling to become a man. Decades later, as he faces his own personal demons, Ian realizes the only way to find peace is to voyage back through a childhood marked by extremes--privilege and hardship, violence and tenderness, truth and deceit--that he's spent years trying to forget. In this surprisingly funny and forgiving memoir, Ian reminds us that no matter how different the pieces may be, in the end we are all cut from the same cloth, stitched by faith into an exquisite quilt of grace.

My thoughts

This book; as the title suggests is a memoir of sorts. The author reflects on his life living with an alcoholic father and how it affected his family structure and growth. He does discuss Jesus, his father and his father’s involvement in the CIA , but really it is about him and how he becomes who he is today.

Cron is a good story teller and the book flows easily and I enjoyed reading it; especially when he discussed his own children and his hopes for them.

Although labeled a Christian life and spiritual growth book, I found it to be inspirational.

Disclosure:  I received this book for review from the publisher.  I received no compensation for my thoughts.