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One More River
by
Mary Glickman (Goodreads Author)
From the author of Home in the Morning comes the sweeping story of a father and son, and of the loves that transform them amid the turbulence of the American South
Bernard Levy was always a mystery to the community of Guilford, Mississippi. He was even more of a mystery to his son, Mickey Moe, who was just four years old when his father died in World War II. Now it’s 1962 a...more
Bernard Levy was always a mystery to the community of Guilford, Mississippi. He was even more of a mystery to his son, Mickey Moe, who was just four years old when his father died in World War II. Now it’s 1962 a...more
ebook, 262 pages
Published
November 1st 2011
by Open Road Media E-riginal
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Mary Glickman's newest novel One More River tackled a story-line that I had not heard before – Jewish men trying to make their own way in the deep south of Mississippi. The story jumped back and forth between the life of Mickey Moe in the1960's to that of Bernard – his father around the 1920's/1930's. Both men embarked on journeys of discovery that affected them, and their children, for the rest of their lives; each story brimming with beautiful dialect and descriptions. I really enjoye...more
Mary Glickman's newest novel One More River tackled a story-line that I had not heard before – Jewish men trying to make their own way in the deep south of Mississippi. The story jumped back and forth between the life of Mickey Moe in the1960's to that of Bernard – his father around the 1920's/1930's. Both men embarked on journeys of discovery that affected them, and their children, for the rest of their lives; each story brimming with beautiful dialect and descriptions. I really enjoye...more
This is one of those special novels that one should read slowly, little by little, in order to enjoy it. Its prose is so rich, so beautiful that it flows like a peaceful stream and not like the wild waters of the Mississippi on whose shores a big part of the action takes place. The author through her story travels the reader back to the past of the American South; a past that smells of death and of change; a past full of conflict and love; a past where racial discriminations were the canon and w...more
This is the second novel that I read by this author. Unfortunately, I just could not connect with the characters. The writing style was just not my taste. But, I have seen other readers did enjoy this book.
One More River opens in Vietnam. Little Mo, father, Bernard has died years ago. He is engaged to a prominent Jewish girl. The family, doesn't like his familial background. So, he decides he is going to track down and investigate who he's father is. It is a journey that he makes back in histor...more
One More River opens in Vietnam. Little Mo, father, Bernard has died years ago. He is engaged to a prominent Jewish girl. The family, doesn't like his familial background. So, he decides he is going to track down and investigate who he's father is. It is a journey that he makes back in histor...more
Just finished One More River and absolutely loved it! Characters and setting are fully drawn and graphically described, and the Levy saga, stretching as it does from the 1920's to the 1960's, is richly portrayed and totally compelling. If love does not always conquer all, both Bernard and Mickey Moe Levy demonstrate to even the hardest of hearts that it can make a difference. I look forward to Mary Glickman's next novel and hope she continues, in her own Faulkneresque way, to create a fictional...more
This book follows two stories; one takes place during the early half of the 20th century about a father and the second is the story of the son he leaves behind when he is killed in the Battle of the Bulge. The book details the mis-adventures of both men as they navigate the Deep South as Jews. This story tracks both Bernard and Mickey Moe Levy as they live life on the shores of the Mississippi River. Bernard Levy has a ‘name twin’ who is nothing like him and the two cross paths leading up to the...more
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Todo en este libro está bien. Una narrativa sencilla aunque muy peculiar en el sentido en que uno lee y escucha el acento inconfundible de los sureños; un inicio que se sitúa en el final de la historia, el final un capítulo antes del último, dos historias en tiempos diferentes que se cuentan perfectamente ensambladas y unos personajes que uno llega a estimar y a despreciar de una manera tan natural que es como si los conociera desde hace años.
Esperaba una historia de amor y si bien se habla muc...more
Esperaba una historia de amor y si bien se habla muc...more
An elegant story that brings to life a beautiful Southern story whose characters step from the page into your heart. Alternating between two turbulent periods in a South trying to break out of history while holding on to traditional values, Mary Glickman presents her readers with a gift of insight into lives not willing to be ordinary.
But what about the lack of quotation marks? This writing does need to resort to gimmicks to slow the pace. Readers with a proofreaders sensibilities will want to i...more
But what about the lack of quotation marks? This writing does need to resort to gimmicks to slow the pace. Readers with a proofreaders sensibilities will want to i...more
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Book Giveaway & Review!
When I reviewed Mary Glickman’s Home in the Morning earlier this year, I knew I had found a true gem. If you haven’t read that novel, here’s the link to that review. The publisher let me know then that she would be releasing another novel later in 2011 with ties to the same town and families, One More River, and asked if I’d be interested in reviewing it. I jumped at the chance and I’m very glad I did. One More River can definitely be read as a stand-alone novel, and y...more
When I reviewed Mary Glickman’s Home in the Morning earlier this year, I knew I had found a true gem. If you haven’t read that novel, here’s the link to that review. The publisher let me know then that she would be releasing another novel later in 2011 with ties to the same town and families, One More River, and asked if I’d be interested in reviewing it. I jumped at the chance and I’m very glad I did. One More River can definitely be read as a stand-alone novel, and y...more
A wonderful read. I simultaneously wanted to finish it to see how it would end and wanted it to go on forever to continue enjoying it.
I’ve just finished Mary Glickman’s newest book, One More River. Glickman has done it again! Her characters are so real, and she brings you into their lives with a vivid evocation of the South as it was evolving through the 20th century. It is impressive how she manages to create dialect so convincing that you would swear she is from the South and not Boston born! Her story is a novel, a mystery, a family saga, and a tale that actually precedes that of the always fascinating Sassaports Mary intro...more
I decided to give Glickman another go since Home in the Morning was almost a good book. I figured maybe this one was a bit more interesting and better written. First, I have the hardest time connecting with her characters. I go through the book half interested, not really caring what happens to the characters...any of them. Second, her books tend to get confusing which is really frustrating. As a whole, it lacked flow and cohesion. Lastly, they always seem to be on the verge of a good story and...more
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The blurb had me interested the moment I saw that the setting was Mississippi and the time period was the 1960's. I love the south and I love reading about that time period.
The Good: Where do I start? The beautiful descriptions of the south immediately caught my attention and drew me into the novel. But more then the setting, the characters of Mickey Moe Levy and Laura Anne made me fall in love with this novel. Actually the thing I really enjoyed about th...more
The blurb had me interested the moment I saw that the setting was Mississippi and the time period was the 1960's. I love the south and I love reading about that time period.
The Good: Where do I start? The beautiful descriptions of the south immediately caught my attention and drew me into the novel. But more then the setting, the characters of Mickey Moe Levy and Laura Anne made me fall in love with this novel. Actually the thing I really enjoyed about th...more
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I cannot recommend highly enough ONE MORE RIVER by Mary Glickman. I’ve been calling people to tell them to read it. I even convinced someone’s book club. Plus, ONE MORE RIVER is a 2011 National Jewish Book Award finalist in fiction, first runner up to Aharon Appelfeld's UNTIL THE DAWN'S LIGHT.
ONE MORE RIVER begins in the 1960s in Vietnam. That’s where Mickey Moe Levy is, associating what is around him with what he knows from home in order to live through his time there. In so doing, he recalls h...more
ONE MORE RIVER begins in the 1960s in Vietnam. That’s where Mickey Moe Levy is, associating what is around him with what he knows from home in order to live through his time there. In so doing, he recalls h...more
Mickey Moe wants to marry Laura Ann, but before he can do that, he has to clear up his past. The couple are Southerners, which means they live in a world where your origins are all important, and Mickey Moe has a mysterious past. His apparently wealthy father turned out to be not what he seemed, and nobody really knows who he was or where he came from. Before Laura Ann's parents will allow her to marry Micky Moe, he needs to find out exactly who his father was. This is a cracker of an idea, that...more
The second book by my friend Mary. Once more she shows herself as a true wordsmith. This story was a real page turner where I was anxious to find out how the characters fared and could not put it down.
Love books based in historical times and this one flows between two eras. Amazing to think about what was going on down South when my family of suburban Northerners was oblivious, living our own sheltered lives.
Kudos to Mary. I want to read about Mickey Moe and laura Anne's son in the next book!
Love books based in historical times and this one flows between two eras. Amazing to think about what was going on down South when my family of suburban Northerners was oblivious, living our own sheltered lives.
Kudos to Mary. I want to read about Mickey Moe and laura Anne's son in the next book!
Glickman has written this semi-historical, fictional novel incorporating elements of class, racial and ethnic bias and the resultant struggles and inevitable ostracism. The written style is chronological ping-pong in which the protagonist sets out to discover and document his ancestral credentials to win over the family of his fiancée and establish his suitability for her hand. Gradually developing the historical background against the ongoing story in real time, the book is well crafted and hol...more
This book was really good - it was the story of a young man in the 60's trying to learn about his father's life so that he could marry his fiance. His father grew up in Mississippi during the flood of 1927 and had a very eventful life, but died in World War II. He kept his early life hidden from his family. Mickey Moe, his son, follows his father's path to find out who he was.
I really enjoyed the characters of this book and enjoyed reading it!
I really enjoyed the characters of this book and enjoyed reading it!
Good story. Southern Jews in Mississippi both in the 20's and the 60's. A young man searches for the truth about his father who disaapeared many years ago. Deals with both religious issues and race relations. I really liked this one.
Read book since it was chosen as a community read about Jews in the deep south. Seemed over-rated with not much substance relative to what I had expected relative to the Jewish experience.
Very interesting and unusual story set in the South during days of segregation and beginning of civil rights movement. Story told from point of view of young Jewish man searching for his past.
This is a much better book than Glickman's first novel, Home in the Morning. The plot of this book is very intricate and even though Glickman does not set dialogue apart from the rest of the novel, it is still easier to follow the dialogue in this book than in the previous one.
The characters were believable and easy to imagine, making them easier to relate to, as well. Overall, a very good book.
The characters were believable and easy to imagine, making them easier to relate to, as well. Overall, a very good book.
I probably would not have normally bought this book, but it was an Amazon "Daily Deal" for the Kindle, so I gave it a try- I'm happy I did. It was a really good story that kept me entertained throughout.
I am sbsolutely unable to recall anything specific about this novel - even after reading a 'spoiler' review.
Great read. Will definitely add home in the morning, this author's first book to my list of books to read.
What an amazing tale. Bernard Levy's mysterious life is revealed slowly with great compassion
Well worth reading. Historically based and the author does a wonderful job exploring three generations and how they intertwine with one another. Very intriguing book. Recommend.
There were not quotation marks and when I read I often skim the description parts and really read the dialogue. So, with nothing denoting the dialogue, I had a very hard time reading it. I think the story was not bad but I just couldn't finish it. Maybe I'll go back at some point. Glad it was an Amazon freebie.
I loved this book, the subject and the writing. I couldn't believe it was over. It was too short!
Delightfully written story of the search for understanding between generations, race and class.
I loved every page of this book. Highly recommend to all. Would be great for book groups as there are so many good discussion points.
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Born Mary Kowalski on the south shore of Boston, Massachusetts, Mary Glickman grew up the fourth of seven children in a traditional Irish-Polish Catholic family. Her father had been a pilot in the Army Air Force and later flew for Delta Air Lines. From an early age, Mary was fascinated by faith. Though she attended Catholic school and as a child wanted to become a nun, her attention eventually tur...more
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Mar 01, 2012 06:05am