All Things Bright and Strange (Paperback)

from kimkimkim

Bellhaven is a small town with more religious denominations than most cities contain. But why are all the religious leaders fighting and why are Reverend Cane, Father Timothy, Rabbi Blumenthal, Reverend Beaver, Reverend Moses Yarney, Reverend Hofhamm, and Brother Bannerman all sneaking into that ...

from annarellix

A good and charming book that starts slowly and grows on the reader. Once you get involved you have to go on reading til the end. More magic realism than fantasy, its characters are described in depth and really interesting. Recommended! Four stars because of the really slow beginning, it is good...

from Lucy

Strange but spellbinding is how I would describe this novel. I was sucked in and couldn't put it down, while still trying to decide if I liked it or not. A book of good vs evil or evil appearing as good, a town divided or sticking together, mystery, friendship, and differences coming together as ...

from jfe16

Review of Advance Reader's Copy After losing a leg in the First World War, Ellsworth Newberry returns to his home in the quiet town of Bellhaven, South Carolina. But he still mourns the loss of his wife in a tragic fire, his wartime experiences have left him shell-shocked, and he's seriously cons...

from tamidale

I was attracted to the premise of James Markert's new novel and it turned out to be much more than I expected. In fact, it's a novel of biblical proportions. The main character, Michael Ellsworth Newberry, has just returned home to Bellhaven from WWI, with one less leg and a load of guilt and hea...