Home
to Harmony
By Phillip Gulley
Retail: $6.99
Harper Collins/Mass Paperback
Thousands of readers have fallen in love with acclaimed writer
Philip Gulley's Home to Harmony, a charming novel of a small
town with a kindly spirit whose endearing and eccentric residents
are like old friends. Readers will ponder the mysteries and miracles
that make Harmony a place worth visiting again and again.
Written in a warm, down-home style, this novel chronicles the moving
and humorous world of Quaker pastor Sam Gardner in his first year back
in his hometown. Laugh and cry with Sam as he reflects on the quirks of
human nature in such memorable vignettes as "The Aluminum Years," in
which a bumbling Sam mulls over the proper aluminum item to give his
wife for their tenth anniversary. In another unforgettable story, the
church quilt mysteriously displays the image of Jesus, drawing throngs
of the faithful to the remarkable "Shroud of Harmony." Through it all,
Sam's love -- for Billy Bundle, the "World's Shortest Evangelist"; Dale
Hinshaw, the narrow-minded church elder who "knew just enough Scripture
to be annoying, but not enough to be transformed"; and all the others --
shines through in a collection of stories that readers will treasure for
years to come.
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I know that this series began five years ago, so it puts me a
little behind the times in reviewing it, but I liked this book so
much, I'm going to encourage you to get a copy if you haven't read
it yet. It's not that the book is so cleverly written that
makes it so charming, but it is like being given a piece of small
town Americana. You can relate with the characters in the
novel, because it is likely that you know someone just like them.
The author also has a very good sense of humor and while the book
doesn't send you roll-on-the-floor laughing, I found myself
chuckling throughout the book. The chapters are short, so I
found myself reading a chapter or two each evening before going to
sleep. The author usually ended each chapter with a short
anecdote that would leave you with something to think about. I
quickly moved onto the second book in the series and will post that
review when I'm finished.
Highly recommended!
*Book Bargains & Preview Rating is
based on Five Stars.
