by Isla Morley
Reviews
"Morley is truly a wordsmith. The writing is gorgeous and the sentences are crisp, there are no cliches in this book! Do yourself a favor, go out and buy a copy of Come Sunday, do it now and find yourself lost in a book that delights mind, heart, and spirit.
William C. Mills
http://williamcmills.blogspot.com/2010/11/book-review-come-sunday-by-isla-morley.html
“What
a wonderful tale of overcoming challenges and having faith in the power of
forgiveness.”
Maria Shriver
“..a
compelling tale of survival, reinvention, and hope. Come
Sunday is less about the death of a young child as about personal
redemption and resurrection.”
Karen Campbell,
“a
debut novel full of heartbreak and promise”
Cindy Crosby,
Christianity Today Magazine
“a powerful novel of love
and the loss of a child… a beautifully written book.”
Connie Martinson,
“Morley’s expansive
tale, set partly in apartheid
Come Sunday is an
intense and ambitious first novel. In confronting the fear that haunts every
parent, Morley imagines each agonizing detail.”
Ariel Swartley,
“arresting,
heart-wrenching novel… It may seem ill-conceived to recommend a book about the
death of a child and the grief of those who loved her, but if I can’t do so
whole-heartedly, I do so with a heart shattered by this phenomenal debut.”
Tiffany Lee-Youngren,
International Reviews
“This
is a poignant tale of bitter loss, but ultimately also of wonderful redemption;
of death and of resurrection. I could not put it down.”
Ricky Woods, Fairlady Magazine
“A wrenching wow of a book. If you need a good cry… invest in a full box
of tissues and succumb to the cathartic effects this book will offer. Morley has just been added to my list of
South African women writers who are excelling in terms of their craft and of
whom I find myself a great fan.”
Stephanie Savile, The Witness
“…like a fine wine [Come Sunday] develops beautifully
into a hy=n on the essence of life… the characters will live with me for a long
time to come. This is Morley’s first book and I hope that the near poetic
verisimilitude that she has achieved with it will find expression in future
works as excellent as this."
The Lady Magazine
“[Morley] paints an incredibly vivid picture
– the scenery of the veldt is breathtaking and Morley enchants you with her
transparent love of the place – whilst at the same time blanketing you with
Abbe's subsuming sorrow. How a writer can make you feel at once weightless with
the beauty of a place and leaden with the grief of a mother shows a certain
level of accomplishment in her profession… I am smitten with the way Morley
writes… her debut is more than worthy of
your attention.”
Kerry King, Bookbag
“This is a skilfully structured
and beautifully written book… [Abbe Deighton’s] plight demands sympathy and
attention.”
Sydney Morning Herald
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