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Charles Martin

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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 graduation, I...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 17,699 ratings · 3,214 reviews · 70 distinct works · Similar authors

	When Crickets Cry 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 4,432 ratings — published 2006 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mountain Between Us 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 2,709 ratings — published 2010 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chasing Fireflies 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 2,377 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where the River Ends 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 2,347 ratings — published 2008 — 24 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wrapped in Rain: A Novel of Coming Home 4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 1,580 ratings — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dead Don't Dance 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 1,605 ratings — published 2004 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maggie: The Sequel to the Dead Don't Dance 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 1,028 ratings — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thunder and Rain 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 869 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unwritten 4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 282 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Down Where My Love Lives 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Where the River Ends (Literature & Fiction)

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Charles Martin said "yes" to attending 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.
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Charles Martin wrote Where the River Ends: Chapter 1 "Chapter 1 MAY 30 I climbed the ﬁnal step into my studio, sniffed the dank ﬁreplace and wondered how long it would take an errant ﬂame to consume everything in here. Minutes I should think. Arms folded, I leaned against the wall and stared at all th..." Read more of this chapter »
Apr 25, 2008 12:08pm · 2 likes · like
Charles Martin added Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Charles Martin added The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Charles Martin added The Daybreakers (Sacketts, #6) by Louis L'Amour	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Charles Martin added Bleachers by John Grisham (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Charles Martin added The Testament by John Grisham (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Charles Martin added Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest by Stephen E. Ambrose	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Never judge someone by their relatives.”
― Charles Martin, Chasing Fireflies

tags: deceit, family, past-history, relationships

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“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

tags: broken-heart, heart

40 people liked it

“Love has its own communication. It's the language of the heart, while it has never been transcribed, has no alphabet, and can't be heard or spoken by voice, it is used by every human on the planet. It is written on our souls, scripted by the finger of God, and we can hear, understand, and speak it with perfection long before we open our eyes for the first time.”
― Charles Martin, Maggie: The Sequel to the Dead Don't Dance

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