"Kinda Like Grace" by Ginger Sprouse

Victor, the homeless man

     The subtitle of this memoir is: "A homeless man, a broken woman, and the decision that made them family". I guess that tells the whole story.

 I heard about this book from a friend who was watching "Today with Hoda and Jenna", when both the author and the homeless man were interviewed.  So I bought the book.

  The author, Ginger Sprouse, is known by many people around the world as the lady who invited a homeless man to live with her family.  She cringes when people call her an angel, so she proceeds to tell about how 'messed-up' she has been.
   I think the story could have been told without the details of her 'past', but she is trying to make a religious point, that anyone can be 'redeemed'.  There are many quotes form the Bible as the author takes you on her spiritual journey.
   Ginger discovered that Victor had mental health issues that could not be addressed by the police or the social services available in her town.  She attempted to work through the many issues that had led him to live on the street.
  I was more interested in Victor's story than the author's, but their stories do intertwine and the author certainly did a marvellous thing in attempting to help this homeless man.