Monday, July 16, 2018

When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin

When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin
352 pages / 11 hrs, 1 min

"It begins on the shaded town square in a sleepy Southern town. A spirited seven-year-old has a brisk business at her lemonade stand. But the little girl's pretty yellow dress can't quite hide the ugly scar on her chest.

"Her latest customer, a bearded stranger, drains his cup and heads to his car, his mind on a boat he's restoring at a nearby lake. The stranger understands more about the scar than he wants to admit. And the beat-up break truck careening around the corner with its radio blaring is about to change the trajectory of both their lives.

"Before it's over, they'll both know there are painful reasons why crickets cry...and that miracles lurk around unexpected corners."  --from the publisher

Despite his obvious talent for writing beautiful prose, I love and hate this author.  If I explain, then I'll give too much away.  You'll just have to read it for yourself.  (I gave it 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads.)

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