WALKING THROUGH MIRRORS

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Summary: A copy of Walking Through Mirrors makes it to Spain!
Review: Brian Keith Jackson's astounding second novel isn't on sale in European bookstores. IT SHOULD BE! Such a rare and insightful tale of father-son relationships is relevant to us all; it should be available to readers worldwide. My thanks to Mr Jackson for writing it. My thanks to Amazon.com for delivering it!

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Summary: A Very Well Written Book
Review: I actually decided to read this book after reading the review of Denise. She made this book sound so fantastic that I bought it and The View From Here at the same time. I'm glad I bought this book on more than one level. The story was excellent but what really blew me away was the writing style of Brian Keith Jackson. I cannot remember ever reading a book written as well as this one. His use of words made me wish that I could be a writer and write just like he does. Jeremy's character was so complex but so believable that I could relate with him on so many issues. I laughed, several times, reading things that happened in Jeremy's past that allowed me to think about my own past. I wish I could put into words how great this book is but buy it for yourselves and then perhaps you'll understand.

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Summary: An engrossing read
Review: i really love this author's work, and walkin through mirrors didn't let me down, the characthers were so alive, and made u want to know everything about them, can't wait for his next one.

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Summary: Interesting and Informative
Review: I really struggled with the rating of this book. This book did not grab my attention, nor did it demand a quick read. However, it was an excellent story about a father and son relationship. I felt the story line was excellent. Being a step-mother, this book helped me to understand the point of view from the child's perspective and the impact of not having a father around can have on a child. Once I got deep into the story line, I was eager to find resolution betweeen the father and son. I was glad to understand that in life, we sometimes have to "Walk Through Mirrors."

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Summary: An Eloquently moving, loving and compelling story
Review: I truly enjoyed Brian Keith Jackson's novel Walking Through Mirrors. I found it to be a touching story of a son longing to know and love his father. Jeremy "J" has lived his life with blinders on that is until the death of his father, a man he never really knew. His journey back home, enables him to free himself of his pain and truly see that he isn't the only one that's suffered heartache and pain along the way. He also discovers the love and acceptance in a family he never thought he was a part of. This story pulls at your heart strings and shows you how important a father's love and acceptance are to his son. It tells the story of how secrets, lies and the past will catch up with you sooner or later and shows the lengths that a family will sometimes go to. Walking Through Mirrors is a story of bonding and healing and how important it is to love and cherish one another before it's too late.

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Summary: Lemmetellyasom'n, this is a 10
Review: Jeremy, called Patience by his grandmother Mama B, is the focal character in this extraordinary story. This book traces the estranged relationship Jeremy had with his father, who has just died. This causes Jeremy to travel back to Elsewhere, Louisiana to face his dead father, family and friends, who he has kept at a distance since moving to New York to become a successful professional photographer. In his journey home, Jeremy takes us on a trip through his childhood (which will cause the reader to go back down memory lane) to the present and inturn discovers secrets to self discovery that he has never known. Brian Keith Jackson's writing is soooo powerful I could not believe someone his age was able to write with so much depth. The writing reminded me of Zora Neale Hurston. The authors of this day and age are not writing at this caliber. Wonderful story. Thanks Mr. Jackson for telling Jeremy's story. Fan for life.

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Summary: Lemmetellyasom'n, this is a 10
Review: Jeremy, called Patience by his grandmother Mama B, is the focal character in this extraordinary story. This book traces the estranged relationship Jeremy had with his father, who has just died. This causes Jeremy to travel back to Elsewhere, Louisiana to face his dead father, family and friends, who he has kept at a distance since moving to New York to become a successful professional photographer. In his journey home, Jeremy takes us on a trip through his childhood (which will cause the reader to go back down memory lane) to the present and inturn discovers secrets to self discovery that he has never known. Brian Keith Jackson's writing is soooo powerful I could not believe someone his age was able to write with so much depth. The writing reminded me of Zora Neale Hurston. The authors of this day and age are not writing at this caliber. Wonderful story. Thanks Mr. Jackson for telling Jeremy's story. Fan for life.

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Summary: A Beautifully Written Book By A Fantastic Author!
Review: Reading Walking Through Mirrors by Brian Keith Jackson was probably the most fun I've had reading a book this year. From the very first page, I was not only impressed with Brian's writing style, but, Jeremy Bishop was a character that I found very easy to get into and very easy to relate to. When Jeremy would take trips "down memory lane", I found myself thinking about my childhood and I found myself remembering things I haven't thought about it years. As I turned the pages of this wonderful, lyrical book, I just kept thinking "This book could NOT have been written by a man" but it was and it's one of the best written books I've EVER read! Once I started this book, I found myself not wanting to put it down until I was finished. This is a breathtaking book by the man I've personally chosen as my favorite new author of the year!

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Summary: An Introspective Journey¿.
Review: Walking Through Mirrors by Brian Keith Jackson is a heartwarming journey of self discovery for Jeremy Bishop, a successful photographer who returns home to Elsewhere, Louisiana to bury his estranged father. Jeremy, nicknamed Patience by his paternal grandmother, Mama B, revisits his past by raising questions to puzzling childhood memories such as his parent's relationship, his untimely birth, his maternal grandparent's abandonment of him, and his relationship with distant father. By the end of the story, we meet an eclectic cast of characters who answer all of Jeremy's questions and shed light for the reader to understand the meaning behind the novel's title. To walk through mirrors is an expression of doing the impossible...it is to look at things from the other side of the mirror and see more than one's own reflection.

This is a complex story with multiple layers of family secrets and hidden agendas. In this single visit home, Jeremy unknowingly has to reconcile his role as a son, stepson, grandson, brother, and nephew. He must seek redemption from those he loves and who love him. The writing style of Brian Keith Jackson is mature, fresh, and alluring-a definite notch above his contemporary peers. I loved "The View From Here" and enjoyed "The Queen of Harlem". He has definitely earned a place on my favorite author list - a feat that is not easily managed. I strongly recommend this novel and I am looking forward to his next body of work.

Phyllis
APOOO BookClub, The Nubian Circle Book Club