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Foretaste of Glory
The citizens of the small town of Blakesburg see the aurora borealis and decide Judgment Day has come in this 1946 best-seller."
- GenresFiction
Paperback
First published September 24, 1946
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Jesse Stuart
185 books60 followersJesse Hilton Stuart was an American writer known for writing short stories, poetry, and novels about Southern Appalachia. Born and raised in Greenup County, Kentucky, Stuart relied heavily on the rural locale of Northeastern Kentucky for his writings. Stuart was named the Poet Laureate of Kentucky in 1954. He died at Jo-Lin nursing home in Ironton, Ohio, which is near his boyhood home.
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July 18, 2018
Great group of short stories by one of my favorite authors about a night in 1941 when the Northern Lights appeared over fictional Blakesburg, Kentucky. Stuart is a great storyteller.
September 24, 2010
I'm surprised that there aren't any reviews on this book!
My mother had me read it when I was younger, because she had enjoyed it so much when she read it in college. I was 11 or 12 when I started it, and I have to admit it was hard for me to get into. When I was older, maybe 16 or so, I reread my mother's yellowed, creased and mildew-scented copy, and found Foretaste Of Glory to be slow, but much more enjoyable.
To compare it as simply as possible, it's like an adult version of Chicken Little in Southern Appalachia and every family has a Chicken Little, and a Goosey Loosey, and a Turkey Lurkey and a Foxy Loxy.... meaning you hear the same story over and over, but you learn about each character separately. Like in Pay it Forward. I hope that explains how the book is written....
It was funny and sweet and sad and strange all at once.
I don't know that everyone else would feel that way about the book, but as someone who has grown up in Northern Ky. (the region where Stuart was raised) and have spent time in the Appalachian Mt. range (where the book is set) so maybe I can just relate more so.
Either way, if you like to read classic fiction, or Southern humour (like Mark Twain) you'll surely enjoy this book.
My mother had me read it when I was younger, because she had enjoyed it so much when she read it in college. I was 11 or 12 when I started it, and I have to admit it was hard for me to get into. When I was older, maybe 16 or so, I reread my mother's yellowed, creased and mildew-scented copy, and found Foretaste Of Glory to be slow, but much more enjoyable.
To compare it as simply as possible, it's like an adult version of Chicken Little in Southern Appalachia and every family has a Chicken Little, and a Goosey Loosey, and a Turkey Lurkey and a Foxy Loxy.... meaning you hear the same story over and over, but you learn about each character separately. Like in Pay it Forward. I hope that explains how the book is written....
It was funny and sweet and sad and strange all at once.
I don't know that everyone else would feel that way about the book, but as someone who has grown up in Northern Ky. (the region where Stuart was raised) and have spent time in the Appalachian Mt. range (where the book is set) so maybe I can just relate more so.
Either way, if you like to read classic fiction, or Southern humour (like Mark Twain) you'll surely enjoy this book.
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