Romey's Place Author:James Calvin Schaap James Calvin Schaap has established himself as a gifted storyteller who is uniquely effective at rendering themes of grace and redemption. In Romeys Place, the author of In the Silence There Are Ghosts and The Secrets of Barneveld Calvary tells the story of two boys growing up on opposite sides of the tracks. Lowell Prins is the only son of one... more » of the most prominent, upstanding families in town. His father, considered a saint by many, is a pillar of the church. Lowells best friend, Romey Guttner, has a very different home life. He is the son of a man whose anger at the world is about to spill over in very public ways. The story takes place one summer in the 1950s in an idyllic small townat least it seems that way at first. But events are brewing that will force Lowell and Romey to look at the reality of their differences for the first time. Romeys Place is a moving coming-of-age tale that perceptively explores the depth of sin and the magnitude of Gods grace.« less