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What a breath of fresh air this book
is! In an age when “God” has become a four letter word, and in a contemporary society that by and large considers
all things Biblical to be babble, author Joyce Anthony brings us home to all things spiritual and meaningful with this charming
and insightful story. Her boldness of faith is evident throughout and admirable. Also impressive as I read “Storm”
was her depth of understanding of human nature, psychology and spiritual condition.
As a literary work “Storm”
is well crafted; Anthony is definitely a gifted writer who can capture you and transport you into the sights, sounds, smells,
feelings and aura of a different world and make you feel as if you really know the characters involved. I don’t want
to spoil the fun for potential readers, so I will not divulge the plot. However, I will tease you with this: it is the greatest
true story ever re-told before it comes true.
Plan on a few hours of uninterrupted
trance-like reading, you won’t want to do anything else except keep turning the pages once you’ve started. Get
ready to examine yourself, our society, and our world as it relates to its’ creator. There are many sad truths in this
book. But in the end, the truth will set you free.
Review written by: Marvin D. Wilson, author of “I Romanced the Stone” http://www.rockofallages.com/
Once in a while a book crosses a reader's path that changes their life. For me, that book
was Norman Vincent Peale's Power of Positive Thinking. Inspirational non-fiction
books often are credited with doing that.
But now, a new book is on the horizon. It is the debut novel by Joyce Anthony,
entitled simply Storm. Storm is a mysterious person who comes into the life of Sam, an old bachelor who raises him.
When Sam dies, he leaves Storm with the message that there is a great job for him to do, but he doesn't fill in any of the
blanks.
As Storm
seeks the purpose of his life on earth, he crosses paths with many troubled people, and Storm deals with each one in a most
unique way. He is soon joined by a strange dog, Maggie, whose amethyst eyes are as piercing as Storm's.
This book
will not leave you alone. It will fill you with passion, compassion, faith and a zest for life unequal to anything you have
ever imagined. And the end? I don't want to spoil it for you, but you will never look at anything the same way again.
This is
a must read for readers of all ages. To miss it is to ignore the best book you will probably ever read.
It is
one awesome book for sure! After reading and evaluating the manuscript for possible acceptance at Star Publish LLC, I couldn't
get it off my mind. I even dreamed about it. It won't let go of me.
Kristie Leigh Maguire, owner
Star Publish LLC
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Storms are bringers of many things; Winds that rip
the sea apart, dark skies that foretell danger, limbs ripped from trees and rain that pummels down all around us. But what
if a storm brought something else all together? What if a storm brought something that would change your life?
This is what happens
to Sam. A lighthouse keeper, he takes his job seriously. He is the last thing between a ship and the rocks of the coast. Playing
solitaire as a fierce storm rages outside his lighthouse, he is thankful that he is safe inside. What he does not know, however,
is that his life is about to change forever.
Going outside the next
morning to survey the damage, Sam comes upon a wicker basket. Inside is a baby that stares at Sam with eyes that are wise
beyond their years. Sam wonders how anyone could have gotten the child onto the island; they are surrounded by nothing but
water, clam now that the storm had passed.
Deciding to take care
of the baby, he calls the child Storm, naming him after what brought him to the island in the first place. Thirty three years
later, Storm rests by Sam’s side as he lies dying. No matter what Storm does, Sam is not comfortable. A chill has invaded
his bones and he knows he is not long for the world.
Knowing this, Sam tells
Storm that he is meant for great things. “Follow the railway tracks and seek the whirling rainbow. There you will find
what you are meant to be.”
After Sam’s death,
Storm finds himself in a small town where he hears a voice in a dream telling him that he must find his destiny. He finds
the railway tracks that Sam spoke of and soon meets a pure white dog with amethyst eyes. When the dog leads Storm to a battered
woman by the train tracks, Storm has no idea that he has found his destiny.
The dog with the amethyst
eyes leads him down a path that will change his life forever and will challenge everything he knows. And Storm must rely on
all of his strength if he is to help others and to survive…
This was one incredible
read. From the first words, I knew I was in for a literary treat. After reading the first chapter, I knew I was in for a life
changing experience. Rarely does a book come along that speaks to me so clearly, so beautifully and I was blown away by the
beauty of Storm.
Part parable, part
fantasy, party mystery, part spiritual quest, Storm is unlike anything you have read or will read. Ever. I can’t even
come close to describing the beauty and depth of this novel, the sheer gorgeousness of it. I am still haunted by this novel,
thinking of it, dreaming of it. You will find yourself thinking of this book well after you have turned the last page.
What I love most about
this book is the story. It’s so simple yet it manages to touch on every emotion you can name. I laughed and cried while
reading this novel. It’s written with such a depth that it’s hard to believe this is Anthony’s first novel;
she writes with a maturity of a seasoned writer and the beauty of her words is breathtaking.
Even though there is
a spiritual message in this book, it doesn’t hit you over the head. Storm makes you think and it makes you feel and
that is the true power of a book. It’s been a long time since I’ve been so affected by a novel, so moved by words
I’ve read.
This is one of the
best books I have ever had the pleasure to read. I can’t get Storm or those amethyst eyes out of my head and I don’t
think I’ll ever want to. Storm helps reshape how you look at the world, how you look at others and, perhaps most importantly,
how you look at yourself.
Storm is an enchanting
work that I will read again and again for years to come.
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