Fireflies

By David Morrell

Book Overview

In the bestselling novels of suspense master David Morrell, fear is the main subject. But Morrell himself had never known genuine terror until he watched his 15-year-old son wage a heroic but doomed... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446675903
• ISBN13: 9780446675901
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Warner Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Understanding

I was having a difficult time accepting the death of my son to bacterial meningitis. It was so sudden I never had a chance to say "Goodbye". I was so tired of all the people who kept telling me that I had to "get on with life". I knew this! But inside was that feeling of helplessness that you can't explain to anyone, that feeling of guilt that as a parent I had not been able to stop what had happened to him. I read this book and was so comforted because here was someone who not only understood, but put into words the "want" of every parent who loses a child. In the end you had the same results...but in your heart you keep hoping that it will change. Mr. Morrell's sharing of his sorrow gave me a sense of peace and hope...he understood how I felt. I love to watch for fireflies in the summer now and I think of my son Jason, and I think of David Morrell and thank him for allowing me to know I was not alone in wanting to turn back time and change the inevitable. I also wish him peace. Any parent who has ever lost a child will identify with the pain, but find peace, comfort, and even an occassional smile, in Mr. Morrell's story. This is a wonderful book.

A Different Side of David Morrell...one you didn't expect

If you pick up this book by your favorite author and don't review it first.you will be in for a new type of adventure...one that is an extra-ordinary, gruelng adventure but not the type Morrell usually writes. This is the search into the depths of his mind and soul as he fights to save the life of his 15 yr. old son, Matthew who develops Ewings Sarcoma, not in his arm or leg but in a rib where it cannot be amputated. David and Matthew each undergo life threatening demands on their physical and emotional planes...one that cannot be survived by Matthew and one that renders David almost lifeless. Your thoughts on life present and life future will undergo a revolution similar to theirs...you won't be the same person who started reading this encounter with the very devil of our existence in this earthly passageway. I will not be selling this book or donating it to the library but I will tell every one to read it for an undreamed of spiritual adventure and come back to life in real time with altered outlook or belief in the Greater Power.

This is a poignant look at love, loss, and moving on.

This is one of the most touching books I have ever read. Morrell takes the reader on a remarkable journey of love, loss, and moving on in life. He makes the reader feel connected to his family, as well as the experiences they went through as his son was diagnosed, treated, and died from cancer. Although I have never lost someone I love from cancer, I felt consumed by Morrell's passion and felt like I could relate to what he was going through. This book defintely gives readers the hope that things will get better and ways to deal with the tension cancer brings. It is a true ray of light in a dark world.

This is a book that touches your hearts.

This is one of the best books I have ever read. I have found myself reading it several different times over the last couple of years. When I feel that I have lost all spirituality, I read this book and feel whole again. This book elegantly combines love, anger, and sorrow. The reader is able to feel the emotions that David is struggling with. I am blessed not to have lost a child but through his writing, I can identify with the grief that he has and continues to feel. His medical descriptions are incredible for a man who is not a healthcare worker. It is evident that he did his research. God bless Matthew. It is such a tragedy for a child to die. And yet, when you finish this book, there is a strong feeling that he is with God and he is at peace now.

How one man coped with grief

This is about one man coping with the illness and death of a child. It helped ease my own loss and made me realize that even though someone you love is gone, they are still here as long as you remember them, whether you are reminded of them by a winter storm, a summer sunset, or a cloud of fireflies.