Once in a blue moon, a novel resonates so deeply with me I want to tell the world. The novel Some Glad Morning by Gary C. Horton is just such a novel. If you read only one novel this year, make it this one. You won't regret it. In fact, it may very well change how you look at novels for the rest of your life.
I was reminded of Charles Frazier's bestseller Cold Mountain. It also is a quest story, but Some Glad Morning is more. It touches deeply like a charm in prose. As much as I enjoyed Cold Mountain, Mr. Horton is the more talented novelist as I'm sure you will agree.
The main character, Ransom MacTavish, is an innocent young man who quickly captures our heart as we follow him from a dirt poor farm in South Carolina to the trenches of World War I where he comes to possess love letters from a Charleston lady. Coming home, he soon sets out to seek love and fortune but is tested at every turn. Like a true hero, Ransom must battle monsters.
Some Glad Morning is more of a quest novel propelled by the heart than purely a love story. Ransom is a hero and this is his journey as he confronts overwhelming odds to win the love of his lady. The plot reminds me of a fantasy in its cleverness and how it speaks so deeply to the human heart.
Like a knight of old, Ransom must face monsters. However, in this tale set during Prohibition in the Old South, the monsters are racism, poverty and relentless pig-headed stupidity. Ransom is both innocent and courageous. He delivers us to a heartwarming message of hope that will resonate in your heart for a very long time.
In the opening scene we are quickly captivated by Horton's sure hand as a storyteller. Few novelists are as gifted. The characters are rendered as vividly as a Technicolor dream. The settings are all highly visual and the scenes spark with an emotional charge. A scene set on the battlefield in France is so heartbreaking it will never leave you. This is the dark place from which Ransom's journey begins.
Some Glad Morning takes us back to a more simple time. Mr. Horton artfully shows the ugliness as well. We are shocked in the aftermath of a lynching, but still, amazingly, the decency of some people shines through.
When I finished the last page of Some Glad Morning, I regretted that it had come to an end. In some subtle way, I had been moved to remember the great loves of my life. I realize now that I am also on a journey. Everyone is. Are we strong? Are we brave? Can we go the distance for the love of our life?
I was reminded of Charles Frazier's bestseller Cold Mountain. It also is a quest story, but Some Glad Morning is more. It touches deeply like a charm in prose. As much as I enjoyed Cold Mountain, Mr. Horton is the more talented novelist as I'm sure you will agree.
The main character, Ransom MacTavish, is an innocent young man who quickly captures our heart as we follow him from a dirt poor farm in South Carolina to the trenches of World War I where he comes to possess love letters from a Charleston lady. Coming home, he soon sets out to seek love and fortune but is tested at every turn. Like a true hero, Ransom must battle monsters.
Some Glad Morning is more of a quest novel propelled by the heart than purely a love story. Ransom is a hero and this is his journey as he confronts overwhelming odds to win the love of his lady. The plot reminds me of a fantasy in its cleverness and how it speaks so deeply to the human heart.
Like a knight of old, Ransom must face monsters. However, in this tale set during Prohibition in the Old South, the monsters are racism, poverty and relentless pig-headed stupidity. Ransom is both innocent and courageous. He delivers us to a heartwarming message of hope that will resonate in your heart for a very long time.
In the opening scene we are quickly captivated by Horton's sure hand as a storyteller. Few novelists are as gifted. The characters are rendered as vividly as a Technicolor dream. The settings are all highly visual and the scenes spark with an emotional charge. A scene set on the battlefield in France is so heartbreaking it will never leave you. This is the dark place from which Ransom's journey begins.
Some Glad Morning takes us back to a more simple time. Mr. Horton artfully shows the ugliness as well. We are shocked in the aftermath of a lynching, but still, amazingly, the decency of some people shines through.
When I finished the last page of Some Glad Morning, I regretted that it had come to an end. In some subtle way, I had been moved to remember the great loves of my life. I realize now that I am also on a journey. Everyone is. Are we strong? Are we brave? Can we go the distance for the love of our life?
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