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Long Way Gone
Long Way Gone | Charles Martin
9 posts | 13 read | 1 reading | 3 to read
No matter where you go, no matter whether you succeed or fail, stand or fall, no gone is too far gone. You can always come home. At the age of eighteen, musician and songwriter Cooper O Connor took everything his father held dear and drove 1,200 miles from home to Nashville, his life riding on a six-string guitar and the bold wager that he had talent. But his wager soon proved foolish. Five years after losing everything, he falls in love with Daley Cross, an angelic voice in need of a song. But just as he realizes his love for Daley, Cooper faces a tragedy that threatens his life as well as his career. With nowhere else to go, he returns home to the remote Colorado mountains, searching for answers about his father and his faith. When Daley shows up on his street corner twenty years later, he wonders if it s too late to tell her the truth about his past and if he is ready to face it himself. A radical retelling of the prodigal son story, Long Way Gone takes us from tent revivals to the Ryman Auditorium to the tender relationship between a broken man and the father who never stopped calling him home."
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CindyRene
CindyRene
Long Way Gone | Charles Martin
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This was Soo g-o-o-d !! Modern day prodigal son story. My first time reading #CharlesMartin. Looking forward to trying some of his other work.
#BOOKED2019 (featuring a musician)
@4thhouseontheleft @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Cinfhen I don‘t think I‘ve seen this title or author before... need to investigate 5y
WorldsOkayestStepMom One of my favorites by Charles Martin is
[tagged book]Wrapped in Rain
5y
Crazeedi I've read one of his I enjoyed
[tagged book]Send Down the Rain: New from the author of The Mountains Between Us and the New York Times bestseller Where the River Ends
5y
CindyRene @WorldsOkayestStepMom & @Crazeedi those both look good. I've stacked both! 😁. Thanks for the recommendations!! 5y
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RenePenn
RenePenn
Long Way Gone | Charles Martin
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I enjoyed listening to this book on my way back and forth to work. It‘s a good reminder that no matter how far gone we think we, or someone we love may be, there is always hope!

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RenePenn
RenePenn
Long Way Gone | Charles Martin
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Listening to my first Charles Martin book.

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RosieBoo65
RosieBoo65
Long Way Gone | Charles Martin
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What a breath of fresh air! This unique retelling of the prodigal son is a captivating story of Cooper O‘Connor‘s life journey. The story begins in present day when Daley Cross, a blast from Cooper‘s past, appears on the scene. From reading so many thrillers and depressing settings and circumstances for books, this one cleansed my palate. Charles Martin is a simple but eloquent writer.

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BlueStockingReviews
BlueStockingReviews
Long Way Gone | Charles Martin
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5 ⭐️. Long Way Gone is first and foremost a story about love and forgiveness. Charles Martin‘s writing is as lyrical as the music that Cooper O'Connor writes in his little black notebook. Long Way Gone captivates you from page one with a multifaceted heartwarming story intricately woven into a beautiful tapestry. Read more https://lharvey250.tumblr.com/post/156843773044/long-way-gone-charles-martin-my-...

tammysue Fab review! 7y
BlueStockingReviews @whatshesreadingnow Thanks! Can you tell he is one of my favorite authors! 7y
EllieDottie I really like Charles Martin too!! Which is your favorite?? 7y
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BlueStockingReviews @EllieDottie it been a long time since I read it, but I really liked When Crickets Cry and Where the River Ends. Most recently A Life Intercepted and The Mountain Between Us...who can decide? How about you? 7y
EllieDottie I love where the river ends and the mountain between us!! 7y
BlueStockingReviews @EllieDottie Did you see the movie? I haven‘t. 7y
EllieDottie I did! I liked it! But I'm not very picky about books to movies! It does change from the book though! 7y
BlueStockingReviews Books are always better! Lol! 7y
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everlocalwest
everlocalwest
Long Way Gone | Charles Martin
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Another book I would not have chosen for myself. I'm sorry but humans just do not act this way. I'm all about stories of redemption and overcoming adversity but I also like a spot of realism.

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SouthernGrlReads
SouthernGrlReads
Long Way Gone | Charles Martin
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This was the first book I've read by this author and I was totally smitten with it! It was beautifully written and engrossing with a terrific message of love, faith, and hope.

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tbrandyberry
tbrandyberry
Long Way Gone | Charles Martin
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Wrapped up the first of my effort to branch out in 2017.

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GRgenius
GRgenius
Long Way Gone | Charles Martin
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Such a radiant story, it's hard to put into words. The author does a wonderful job of bringing the characters to life, enriching the story with both their trumps and their struggles, and the ending, oh my goodness. I finished it on lunch break and had to clock in all red eyed and snotty. Fabulous read!

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