This was a well written story which goes from present time to past and ties the two together beautifully throughout the story. I enjoyed each part of this book and the lead up to what ultimately happens is excellent. I did not see it coming. I was never ready for the way the story changed direction. I loved the main character in this story. I loved the dog, the teenager, everyone. I don't want to retell the story, there is enough of that here, but I would recommend this book. 1/7/11 -- I still have 94 pages to go and I'm already giving *River of Heaven* five stars. It's the second of Lee Martin's books that I've recently read, and I'm going to read them all. This man is a consumate and merciful storyteller; *River of Heaven* has been tugging at my heart since page one. I gave *The Bright Forever* four stars; one of my friends asked me why and I had no answer. Now I do: *River of Heaven* is to my eye, even more a universal story. In *The Bright Forever*, at least one major character was irredeemably broken -- a person who could only do harm. I haven't encountered such a character in "River of Heaven* ... Here, everyone in the story is certainly 'cracked' -- as we all are, by agony and by love. There's so much human feeling in this story that we can all relate to ... This book was published three years after *The Bright Forever* ... The story shows (among its many graces) how the writer's gifts are evolving ... More to come, after I've finished!Qs on pages:4, 103, 108, 115, 133, 159, 191, 198, 214, 224,
Do You like book River Of Heaven (2008)?
Loved the style. Want to read something else by this author.
—Lozzie
