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Summary: Captures your heart
Review: Lorraine Heath's story of courage, pain, and love seared my soul. The characters, especially Clayton, touched my heart and made me ache to comfort them. Clay is incredibly brave and unfailingly devoted to his family, his beliefs, and honoring his dead friend in a quite and heartwrenchingly dedicated manner. He has always loved Meg, but is sure that Meg, nor any woman would want him. Yet, his capacity to love does not turn him bitter, but determined to share his gift of sculpture to honor the memories of the towns confederate dead. Meg thinks to show him what she believes is his cowardice in refusing to fight for "the cause". But Meg learns that his courage is greater because he suffers in silence. I fell in love with Clay and I thank Ms. Heath for sharing her gift of bringing these characters into my life.
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Summary: Enjoy -- this book is written with remarkable skill !!
Review: Ms. Heath has such an intriguing style of writing. She provides the story's insight much the way sugar runs through a sieve -- a little at a time. The author filters and dispenses the data quietly, thus holding and developing the reader's interest. This is writing genius -- to keep the reader wanting.Here Lorraine Heath is in her element -- Texas after the civil war. The solemn story of a peaceful boy mutated into a lonely man through the demonic course of war. The touching tale of a town's unforgiving hatred to a man whose only sin was his conviction. Heath skillfully thrusts the reader into this hate and anxiety, making the reader stop and wonder what their own responses and opinions would be in a similar situation. Intimidating reflection! This is romance -- a slow blossoming story. Hate gives way to love. Inhumanity gives way to understanding. With great care, Heath cultivates the characters. By the end of the book, the reader recognizes these ordinary people. Currently this book is unpublished, but please do try to find a copy. You will have no regrets. Grace Atkinson, Ontario - Canada.
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Summary: The Best
Review: Out of thousands of romances I've read, Clay and Meg are the most finely crafted characters of all. I just reread this book, for at least the 6th time, and fell in love again with these vividly portrayed characters who grow and evolve throughout the book. I cried for Clay and Meg and, even though I usually dislike kids in books, laughed at the funny, wise and sensitive twins. There isn't a sentence in this book that is wasted in presenting the ever increasing tension of the plot, and every character is so real, they come off the page. Five stars aren't enough for this beautiful tale of post Civil War endings and beginnings. It wasn't marketed well, and I see it is out of print in paperback. Search it out at the used book stores, it is well worth the trip.
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Summary: A Beautiful Twist on Romance
Review: The characters in this story will touch your heart and have you thinking of them for days. The twist in their relationship is unlike any I have ever read. Lorraine Heath writes from the heart -- your heart. Don't miss this one.
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Summary: A Beautiful Twist on Romance
Review: The characters in this story will touch your heart and have you thinking of them for days. The twist in their relationship is unlike any I have ever read. Lorraine Heath writes from the heart -- your heart. Don't miss this one.
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Summary: A poignant tale of courage and love!!!!!
Review: This is definitely a keeper. Clay's sooo sweet and sensitive, yet quietly courageous and steadfast in his believes that it made me cry my eyes out reading about his sufferings and secret pain. He is definitely one of my favorite heroes. I couldn't put this book down! And I'm sure it's going to stay in my heart for years and years to come.
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