Lightning on a Quiet Night by Donn Taylor
Lightning on a Quiet Night
by
Donn Taylor
(Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas 2014)
In
the town of Beneficent, "A Town As Good As Its Name", a myriad of
characters come to life and begin a journey that changes the town's
heart and soul.
From
the first pages of learning more about Lisa and her unwillingness to
give this rural town a chance to the end where Jack learns more about
what it means to forgive and trust his faith in the future, the reader
is pulled into a story set within rural Mississippi and held there
throughout this spellbinding tale.
Lisa
is a northerner thrust into a world that is different and as she tries
to label and categorize its people she finds herself befriending the
unlikeliest of people and learning to love what she started off as
hating. Jack begins as an enigma, a mystery that takes time to discover
as each chapter peels back another layer to his character: his history,
his military life, and his determination, but above all his love for the
town and its people.
As
for the secondary characters, each promises and delivers a well rounded
tale and adds the dimension needed to the story, from the red herring
to the wolf in sheep's clothing.
With
each steady pace of the plot the reader is shown every facet of the
town which prided itself as the jewel of charity and doing good. But as
the Scripture says: Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
But instead of completely falling, the town and its people learn a valuable lesson in love, forgiveness, and humility.
In
my opinion this book is a great piece of literary prose. Multiple
layers of symbolism, well developed characters, deep themes, and a range
of tones and moods keep this book interesting and engaging.
It
quickly became one of my favorites and one that I would recommended
time and time again. Donn Taylor wrote an excellent novel!
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