Discovering a terrific novel before it becomes a bestseller is like striking gold. It's what keeps me going. I'm always thrilled to recommend a good book. By now, I'm sure you know I'm rather particular about what I read and even more particular about the books I recommend.
Some Glad Morning is the best novel I've read in a very long time. It left me glowing inside. It's the story of a young man struggling against soul-crushing odds to find his love, but it's more than a love story. It's heartbreaking and heartwarming and soul inspiring all rolled up together. It is one of the few books I've read in my lifetime that touched me deeply and changed how I look at relationships.
Some of the many things you will find endearing about Some Glad Morning are the characters. Some are quirky, to say the least, some are inspiring and some will take your breath away. It is as if somehow Mr. Horton has made the familiar magical. You'll want to tell others about this book.
The protagonist, Ransom, is the son of a dirt poor farmer who has been cheated out of everything when the story opens. Ransom volunteers for the Army in order to bring in badly needed money. However, it is 1918 and he is soon sent to fight in France. When an assault across no man's land goes badly, he is wounded and trapped in a shell hole with a dying officer.
The officer has with him letters from his fiance, a Charleston lady named Elizabeth. The officer's dying wish is to hear her letters read to him. In the most heart wrenching scene I have ever known, Ransom reads to the young man as he dies. Later, trapped for days alone in no man's land, Ransom finds comfort in reading the letters and falls in love with Elizabeth.
After the war, Ransom pursues Elizabeth in spite of the fact that he is penniless and she is a Charleston aristocrat. The situation is hopeless as Ransom faces a wealthy and unscrupulous competing suitor, pig-headed racism, destitution and unforgiving stupidity.
But, through the delightfully quirky wisdom of an eccentric Civil War veteran and the endearing courage of a pregnant runaway, Ransom finds his way through the fickle turns of love. Not only does Ransom find his way, but his trials forge in him courage to bet everything on his heart.
Like so much of Some Glad Morning, the ending resonates with such depth you will not easily forget it. When you read Some Glad Morning, you'll think to yourself time after time, 'This would make a wonderful film.' I have no doubt it will be made into a movie. It's already been made into an audio book.
Some Glad Morning is the best novel I've read in a very long time. It left me glowing inside. It's the story of a young man struggling against soul-crushing odds to find his love, but it's more than a love story. It's heartbreaking and heartwarming and soul inspiring all rolled up together. It is one of the few books I've read in my lifetime that touched me deeply and changed how I look at relationships.
Some of the many things you will find endearing about Some Glad Morning are the characters. Some are quirky, to say the least, some are inspiring and some will take your breath away. It is as if somehow Mr. Horton has made the familiar magical. You'll want to tell others about this book.
The protagonist, Ransom, is the son of a dirt poor farmer who has been cheated out of everything when the story opens. Ransom volunteers for the Army in order to bring in badly needed money. However, it is 1918 and he is soon sent to fight in France. When an assault across no man's land goes badly, he is wounded and trapped in a shell hole with a dying officer.
The officer has with him letters from his fiance, a Charleston lady named Elizabeth. The officer's dying wish is to hear her letters read to him. In the most heart wrenching scene I have ever known, Ransom reads to the young man as he dies. Later, trapped for days alone in no man's land, Ransom finds comfort in reading the letters and falls in love with Elizabeth.
After the war, Ransom pursues Elizabeth in spite of the fact that he is penniless and she is a Charleston aristocrat. The situation is hopeless as Ransom faces a wealthy and unscrupulous competing suitor, pig-headed racism, destitution and unforgiving stupidity.
But, through the delightfully quirky wisdom of an eccentric Civil War veteran and the endearing courage of a pregnant runaway, Ransom finds his way through the fickle turns of love. Not only does Ransom find his way, but his trials forge in him courage to bet everything on his heart.
Like so much of Some Glad Morning, the ending resonates with such depth you will not easily forget it. When you read Some Glad Morning, you'll think to yourself time after time, 'This would make a wonderful film.' I have no doubt it will be made into a movie. It's already been made into an audio book.
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I enjoyed reading Some Glad Morning so much, I later listened to the audio book while flying from Atlanta to San Francisco. Some Glad Morning is available through Amazon in both paperback and Kindle edition. If you would prefer to listen to the audio book, you can get heret: Some Glad Morning Audio Book.. This article, Some Glad Morning: You'll Love This Novel. has free reprint rights.
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