It's always a blast to discover a terrific novel before anyone else. It's like finding a treasure. I guess I'm a treasure hunter at heart, because finding a good read is what keeps me going. You know how darn persnickety I can be about books.
I'm thrilled to recommend the novel Some Glad Morning by Gary C. Horton. Without a doubt it is the best novel I have read this year, perhaps the best I have read in many years. It's about a young man fighting overwhelming odds for love. But it's more than a love story. It will melt your heart, touch you in so many ways and leave you wishing and hoping and thinking.
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 main character is Ransom, the son of a share cropper in South Carolina. He volunteers for the Army in order to earn cash for his impoverished family. But, it's 1918 and he's immediately sent to the trenches to fight in the First World War. An assault across no man's land fails miserably and Ransom is stranded in a shell hole with a dying lieutenant.
The young lieutenant has carried into combat the love letters from his fiancee, Elizabeth. Elizabeth is the daughter of a wealthy Charleston planter. The young officer's last request is to hear the letters from Elizabeth read to him. In what can only be described as a most heartbreaking scene, Ransom reads to the young man as he dies. Afterward, Ransom finds comfort in the letters too and believes he has fallen 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 Ransom endures and with the help of a crotchety hermit and the steadfast courage of a young pregnant woman on the run, Ransom is made stronger by his trials. He comes to understand his heart and finds the courage to love deeply.
Some Glad Morning ended on such a resounding beat I wanted to cheer. Read Some Glad Morning and I bet you'll think to yourself, 'This would make a great movie.' It's not a movie yet, but it has been made into an audio book performed exquisitely by the notable voice actress Janet Metzer. Read Some Glad Morning. You'll love it.
I'm thrilled to recommend the novel Some Glad Morning by Gary C. Horton. Without a doubt it is the best novel I have read this year, perhaps the best I have read in many years. It's about a young man fighting overwhelming odds for love. But it's more than a love story. It will melt your heart, touch you in so many ways and leave you wishing and hoping and thinking.
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 main character is Ransom, the son of a share cropper in South Carolina. He volunteers for the Army in order to earn cash for his impoverished family. But, it's 1918 and he's immediately sent to the trenches to fight in the First World War. An assault across no man's land fails miserably and Ransom is stranded in a shell hole with a dying lieutenant.
The young lieutenant has carried into combat the love letters from his fiancee, Elizabeth. Elizabeth is the daughter of a wealthy Charleston planter. The young officer's last request is to hear the letters from Elizabeth read to him. In what can only be described as a most heartbreaking scene, Ransom reads to the young man as he dies. Afterward, Ransom finds comfort in the letters too and believes he has fallen 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 Ransom endures and with the help of a crotchety hermit and the steadfast courage of a young pregnant woman on the run, Ransom is made stronger by his trials. He comes to understand his heart and finds the courage to love deeply.
Some Glad Morning ended on such a resounding beat I wanted to cheer. Read Some Glad Morning and I bet you'll think to yourself, 'This would make a great movie.' It's not a movie yet, but it has been made into an audio book performed exquisitely by the notable voice actress Janet Metzer. Read Some Glad Morning. You'll love it.
About the Author:
I liked reading Some Glad Morning so much, I later listened to the audio book while flying from Atlanta to Flaffstaff. 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.
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