Solomon's Oak (Hardcover) by Jo-Ann Mapson

from journeygirl

My favorite Mapson book! Absolutely wonderful. I fell in love with her books upon reading Bad Girl Creek and was thrilled to get Solomon's Oak through Early Reviewers. It exceeded my expectations. This book wove together heartbreaking, real life events with characters I hated to let go when the b...

from barefeet4

A fairly predictable book about loss and love and family. Despite that, I was carried away by the characters and the many trials that they encountered in their attempts to live with their damaging pasts. Trees were a central theme throughout, serving as a metaphor for family and what roots us to ...

from MsNick

Jo-Ann Mapson's latest novel, Solomon's Oak is a touching story about how life change change for the better when one least expects it. The three main characters are lonely and hurting when fate brings them together. I immediately loved the characters in the book and hoped for a happy ending for e...

from booksandbosox

Glory Solomon lives in shadow - the shadow of Solomon's Oak, the massive oak tree that grows on her property (where no oaks would normally be), the shadow of her husband's unexpected death, and the shadow of a lack of faith that he is in the Heaven he always talked of. Enter a band of pirates, an...

from pmla1028

I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for a review. I am not one to judge a book by the cover, but the cover of this one is as beautiful as the story within. It is the story of three broken people struggling with their own personal grief, each one unsure of what the future may hold....