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Charles Martin

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born
November 03, 1969

gender
male

place of birth
The United States

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genre
Literature & Fiction

member since
April 2008


about this author

I grew up in Jacksonville, FL, on the St. John’s river. Somewhat of a Huck Finn childhood. Most afternoons were spent mullet fishing, canoeing, pegging cars with overripe tangerines—it really got fun when the red tail lights lit and the reverse gears ground metal on metal, or the backyard Superbowl which we replayed most everyday. Through high school, football was my life. School was the avenue that allowed me to play. I walked on at Georgia Tech in 1999 and played one year under Bobby Ross—until I got hurt, cracking a vertebrae in my back and they carried me off. Transferred to Florida State and tried to become a student. Eventually landed in the English department after escaping Accounting with a “D.” I was de-lighted. After gra...more




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avg rating: 4.10 | 2,304 ratings | 706 reviews | 25 distinct works | 32 fans
When Crickets Cry When Crickets Cry
by Charles Martin (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.13 — 831 ratings — published 2006
4 editions
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Chasing Fireflies Chasing Fireflies
by Charles Martin (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.22 — 361 ratings — published 2007
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Where the River Ends Where the River Ends
by Charles Martin (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.93 — 309 ratings — published 2008
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The Dead Don't Dance The Dead Don't Dance
by Charles Martin (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.11 — 284 ratings — published 2004
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Wrapped in Rain: A Novel of Co... Wrapped in Rain: A Novel of Coming Home
by Charles Martin (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.14 — 259 ratings — published 2005
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Maggie: The Sequel to The Dead... Maggie: The Sequel to The Dead Don't Dance
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avg rating 4.12 — 168 ratings — published 2006
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Down Where My Love Lives Down Where My Love Lives
by Charles Martin (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.90 — 10 ratings — published 2008
2 editions
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OVID METAMORPHOSES OVID METAMORPHOSES
by Charles Martin (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.60 — 5 ratings — published 2009
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The Dominant Hand The Dominant Hand
by Charles Martin (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.50 — 4 ratings — published 2008
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Wohin der Fluss uns trägt Wohin der Fluss uns trägt
by Charles Martin (Goodreads author), Ulrike Bischoff (Übersetzer)
avg rating 3.00 — 3 ratings — published 2009
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Where the River Ends (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated Apr 25, 2008 12:08PM
description: An excerpt from my new novel

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June 11, 2008
Book event - time to be confirmed
Charles said "yes" to attending the event: Book event - time to be confirmed.
date: September 03, 2008 12:00PM
location: Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 2692 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH, The United States
description: I'll be reading from and talking about my new book, Where the River Ends, which comes out on July 15.
April 25, 2008
1115906
Charles Martin wrote Where the River Ends: Chapter 1.

"Chapter 1

MAY 30
I climbed the final step into my studio, sniffed the dank firepl" ...more
Adventures of Huckle... Charles added:
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Paperback)
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The Lord of the Ring... Charles added:
The Lord of the Rings (Hardcover)
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The Daybreakers: The... Charles added:
The Daybreakers: The Sacketts (Mass Market Paperback)
by Louis L'Amour
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Bleachers (Hardcover)
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The Testament Charles added:
The Testament (Hardcover)
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A Time to Kill Charles added:
A Time to Kill (Hardcover)
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Band of Brothers: E... Charles added:
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest (Mass Market Paperback)
by Stephen E. Ambrose
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More of Charles's books…
"Reese, your books might not tell you this, so I will. Every heart has two parts, the part that pumps and the part that loves. If you’re going to spend your life fixing broken hearts, then learn about both. You can’t just fix one with no concern for the other. "
Charles Martin
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""We're all fallen people in a fallen world."

"Where does a man find healing amid so many broken places? How does he find love in the ruins and vine-wrapped shattered pieces of his own soul?"

"Because love's springing up through the rocks."
-Wrapped in Rain"
Charles Martin
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"You take the bad with the good, Rise up through it. Live in the mist of it. It's the bad that lets you know ho good the good really is. Don't let the bad leave you thinking like there ain't any good. There is, and lots of it, too. "
Charles Martin (Chasing Fireflies)
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message 2: by Norma

1711803 Charles,
Chasing Fireflies is the best book I've read this year thus far! Have not written my review yet but I will~

Wrapped in Rain: A Novel is next on my list but I'll read The Dead Don't Dance first as that is available on Kindle!!

Thanks
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message 1: by Wanda

294636 Congratulations on your Christy award for Chasing Fireflies!! I loved it!!!


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