Charles Martin (1) (1969–)
Autor de The Mountain Between Us
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Sobre El Autor
Charles Martin is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thirteen novels, including The Mountain Between Us and Send Down the Rain. Charles and his wife, Christy, Live in Jacksonville, Florida. Learn more about him at charlesmartinbooks.com.
Series
Obras de Charles Martin
They Turned the World Upside Down: A Storyteller’s Journey with Those Who Dared to Follow Jesus (2021) 37 copias
Benching Jim Crow: The Rise and Fall of the Color Line in Southern College Sports, 1890-1980 (Sport and Society) (2010) 4 copias
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1969
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Premios y honores
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 2005)
Miembros
Reseñas
Listas
Premios
También Puede Gustarte
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 27
- También por
- 7
- Miembros
- 6,071
- Popularidad
- #4,054
- Valoración
- 4.1
- Reseñas
- 314
- ISBNs
- 284
- Idiomas
- 16
- Favorito
- 19
”Because the needs of the one outweigh those of the ninety-nine…”
Apollumi – That which was lost…”
This is the third book in the trilogy featuring Murphy Shepard who spends his life rescuing boys and girls who have been taken for the sex trade. Books one and two tell the story of Murphy Shepard and his past among the rescues. Book three tells the story of Bones, his mentor, trainer, and friend. I found myself close to tears in this last book a number of times. Also holding my breath occasionally as I was reading.
It’s not an easy read. The facts of the sex trade are difficult, and I believe there’s probably not much that’s made up. The depravity of men (and that’s not sexist – it’s usually men) is hard to digest. And, although this can be read just concentrating on the thriller aspect of the book, Martin slips in deeper meanings and questions to be noticed and thought about.
Kay (RidegewayGirl) wrote recently in a review of the third book in a trilogy, that the “final book has to pull everything together while also providing larger stakes”. I think this book does that extremely well. The epilogue even alludes to the book titles and why they are named as they are: “The Water Keeper”, “The Letter Keeper”, and “The Record Keeper”.… (más)