The Messenger of Magnolia Street: A Novel

by River Jordan
The Messenger of Magnolia Street: A Novel
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14 ratings, 3.29 average rating, 4 reviews (more data...)
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published
2006 by HarperSanFrancisco

binding
Hardcover, 256 pages

isbn
0060841761   (isbn13: 9780060841768)

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". . . when I look I see an open gate where there should be none. And what longs to enter through it, darkness and devastation. And I can feel that evil longing emptying out the good of Shibboleth, pulling on it with every rancid breath as it stands waiting for the gate to open farther."<...more







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Jeannie
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11/01/08

Read in January, 2006
recommended to Jeannie by: River Jordan
recommends it for: EVERYONE
River Jordan crafts her words in this novel like a fine needle creating the wings of an angel. In fact, it's told by one of God's angels in an with the finesse of a prophet. The people of Shibboleth must restore life to the town before the good and the good people are consumed. God walks with His narrator whistling as old friends, foes, new friends and heros work in a time capsule.Is it just about the tiny town of Shibboleth? Or is it actually about mankind?
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Janie
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05/16/08

Read in May, 2008
this book is a real page turner. mostly because i kept wanting to figure out where the author was going. not sure exactly where she went, but parts of her work keep coming back to my mind. i believe her story must have been based on the Biblical proverb......
"where there is no vision, the people will perish."
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Mary Warner
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09/08/08

The use of language in this book is so incredible, so beautiful. I had to reread passages because it reminded me of "To Kill a Mockingbird." Almost cried through the end. Gorgeous.
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Lindsay
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06/17/08

Read in May, 2008
A little weird but interesting
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