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{"id":2230,"date":"2020-08-30T09:45:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T09:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=2230"},"modified":"2020-08-30T12:48:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T12:48:58","slug":"texas-reads-glenn-dromgoole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=2230&lang=ar","title":{"rendered":"Texas Reads with Glenn Dromgoole"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas reads Abilene debuts<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve read three first novels by Abilene writers in recent months, and I enjoyed\u2014and heartily recommend\u2014all three.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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$\"\"$ The Arms of God<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong> by Leslie Hammond is a well-written, upbeat novel filled with characters you can\u2019t help but like. The title refers to the Brazos River, which flows through the West Texas tale, and focuses on the life of a hard-working young man, Trace Clement, who is embraced by the community after his mother kills his father when he is just eight years old. Trace is entrusted to the care of Mr. Franklin, owner of the local machine-and-tool shop and one of the most respected men in town. From a distance (always from a distance) Trace\u2019s wealthy grandfather, Fowler Clement, keeps tabs on the youngster without his knowing it. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Lisa McKinnon<\/span> <\/strong>has published what I would call an autobiographical novel, <\/em><\/span>I\u2019ll Tell the Moon<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a>, focusing on adventures, events, and people from her childhood in Littlefield, Texas. The Birdie character in the book is basically Lisa. The story revolves around Birdie, her brother, Sam, and her best friend, Caroline, as well as Birdie\u2019s grandmother, mother, and sometimes abusive father, who is especially rough on Sam, a slow $\"\"$ reader. Most of the tales are set in Littlefield in 1967, with the last few chapters taking place in 1975 and 2013. Folks who grew up in small towns, especially in that era, should easily identify with the mischievous brother and sister duo. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Wes Gorman\u2019s<\/span> hefty novel, <\/span>The Last Homecoming<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a>, which he calls a \u201cTexas Gothic Tale,\u201d is set on a fictional family ranch near Abilene. I have to say that I was a little intimidated by the 537-page tome until I started reading it. Right away I was hooked, and I finished it in two days!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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$\"\"$ Best-selling novelist and creative writing professor Sean O\u2019Bryan, who is going through a divorce soon after his father\u2019s death, is invited to visit his eighty-year-old Uncle Emmet on the O\u2019Bryan ranch. Immediately he feels at home and decides to stay awhile. But he soon encounters some very strange things occurring at the ranch\u2014weird dreams, a ghostly soldier figure, ringing telephones that no one can find. And all of them seem to involve family secrets his uncle is reluctant to share. The novel is an upbeat tale of love, family, and friendship, but it also has an overriding supernatural element.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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All three of the new novels have one thing in common: the church has an important place in the stories \u2013 the Church of Christ in Hammond\u2019s, the Methodist Church in McKinnon\u2019s, and a non-denominational tabernacle in Gorman\u2019s.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Autographed copies of these books are available through <\/span>TexasStarTrading.com<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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