Gilbert Morris (1929–2016)
Autore di The Stars for a Light
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Gilbert Morris, May 24, 1929 - Gilbert Morris was born on May 24, 1929 in Forrest City Arkansas. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English in 1958 from Arkansas State University. He went on to earn his Master's in English from ASU as well and eventually earned his Doctorate in English from the mostra altro University of Arkansas in 1968. After graduating from college, Morris became a pastor for a Baptist Church in Alabama. He resided there from 1955 until 1961, at which point he accepted an appointment as a professor at Ouchita Baptist University. Morris now writes books full time, and all of his stories have a basis in Christian faith. Over the course of his career, Morris has sold millions of copies of his titles. He has been a Gold medallion finalist several times and has received five angel awards, three for the Winslow series and two for the Appomatox Series. He won the National Award for Poetry from Cloverleaf in 1978. Gilbert Morris passed away on February 18, 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Gilbert Morris
How to Write (And Sell) a Christian Novel: Proven and Practical Advice from a Best-Selling Author (1994) 47 copie
The Appomattox Saga Collection 1: Covenant of Love/Gate of His Enemies/Where Honor Dwells (The Appomattox Saga Series… (2008) 43 copie
The Appomattox Saga Collection 3: Wall of Fire/Stars in Their Courses/Chariots in the Smoke/Witness in Heaven (The… (2009) 18 copie
Appomattox Saga Collection 2: Land of the Shadow/Out of the Whirlwind/The Shadow of His Wings (Appomattox Saga 4-6) (2009) 16 copie
Der Schlüssel der Weisheit 2 copie
The House of Winslow, 1-20 {Set} 2 copie
Unlikely Allies (Winslow #36) 1 copia
Der ehrenhafte Betrüger 1 copia
The Double Decker Kids 1 copia
Das gebundene Herz 1 copia
The Captive Bridge 1 copia
Stad van de vijand : 1840-1861 : de familie Rocklin aan het begin van de oorlog tussen de noordelijke en zuidelijke… (2011) 1 copia
The Honorable Imposter / The Captive Bride / The Indentured Heart / The Gentle Rebel / The Saintly Buccaneer / The Holy… (1986) 1 copia
The House of Winslow, 1-37 {Set} 1 copia
Big Bend, Texas Crossing 1 copia
Found Treasure Audio Book 1 copia
LIONS OF JUDAH 33H hea,no ,gat 1 copia
Crowned with Honor 1212H 12/12H 1 copia
Dust of Gold, The 12/12H 812H 1 copia
Cry of the Valiant 12/12H 7/12H 1 copia
RENO WESYERN SERIES 4/4f ? 1 copia
Singing River Series - Books 1-4: The Homeplace, The Dream, The Miracle & The Courtship (2007) 1 copia
The Wounded Yankee #10 1 copia
The Union Belle #11 1 copia
The Final Adversary #12 1 copia
The Crossed Sabres #23 1 copia
Eyes of Texas 1 copia
Though A Glass Darkly 1 copia
The Shadow Portrait - 1907 1 copia
Stürme der Liebe 1 copia
Secret place of thunder 1 copia
Yellow Rose 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Morris, Gilbert Leslie
- Data di nascita
- 1929-05-24
- Data di morte
- 2016-02-18
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Forrest City, Arkansas, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Gulf Shores, Alabama, USA
- Istruzione
- Arkansas State University (BS|English|1958)
Arkansas State University (MS|English|1962)
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (PhD|English|1968) - Attività lavorative
- pastor
professor (English) - Relazioni
- Morris, Lynn (daughter)
Morris, Alan (son) - Organizzazioni
- Ouachita Baptist University (professor)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 367
- Opere correlate
- 3
- Utenti
- 31,185
- Popolarità
- #632
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 287
- ISBN
- 1,040
- Lingue
- 7
- Preferito da
- 17
I didn't come in looking for the most accurate or in-depth historical details, and unfortunately, I'm not surprised that some of the parts involving different peoples in the book didn't sit right with me. For instance, there's an evening scene where the enslaved people on Chantel's plantation are singing from their quarters, and Chantel, relaxing on her porch, says, "I like it at night like this, sitting here and just listening to the singing" in a moment portrayed as lovely—when actually that moment and others in this book gloss over the ugly reality of humans being owned as property. This scene treats their presence and their singing like pleasant "entertainment" there for the privileged heroine's benefit.
Also, various aspects of the story feel melodramatic and/or underdeveloped, the word choice and descriptions can be repetitive, and in general, the characters have a fairly unnatural feel, often with stilted dialogue.
Nevertheless, one characterization I mostly liked is of the heroine's main romantic interest. It's refreshing when such male characters aren't always tall, strapping, and dashing, and this particular man has ambition driven by his convictions.
Now, the core of his conviction comes from his faith, and spiritual themes have a prominent place in this book. However, it isn't my preference when spiritual themes in fiction come in the form of sermons and sermonizing. And if the characters' religious discussions and whatnot aren't fresh for me and don't necessarily seem like they're wholly organic parts of a novel, I tend to skim past them—as I did with the several extended Bible lessons in this book. I wanted to get back to the story.
And on the whole, it's the story that I was into, as it kept me interested enough to see how the events would play out. Because I'm not looking for more of a focus on slavery, I'll be skipping the second book in this series, but I may give Book Three a try.… (altro)