Sabbath Creek

by Judson Mitcham

Book Overview

In his second novel, Judson Mitcham, with plain but elegant language, creates an emotional impact rivaled only by his critically acclaimed debut novel, The Sweet Everlasting (Georgia). Sabbath Creek... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0156032201
• ISBN13: 9780156032209
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Harvest Books
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

What a great book!

I bought this book as a gift for my favorite cousin because I read it this summer and loved it so much.

Wonderful book

This book is so well written. The story alone is very good but the imagery and symbolism raise it to a level that few authors can attain. I highly recommend it for the thinking reader.

Finalist for Georgia Author of the Year

When Charlene and Lewis Pope's car breaks down at Sabbath Creek, Georgia, the mother takes a room at the local, run-down motel, while the son learns about baseball and life from the motel's ninety-three-year-old owner, Truman Stroud. In the short course of a few summer weeks, Lewis practices his pitching and learns the valuable lesson of gaining control--and again, baseball imitates life. A simple, beautifully written, character-driven story that routinely and deftly avoids stereotypes in both character and situation. There are no easy answers in Sabbath Creek. Here is a sweet and charming novel that asks much of the reader. That is, it is not a summer read to lay aside and forget. You will return in your mind to Sabbath Creek for days after you have read the gentle philosophy of Judson Mitcham.

wonderful wonderful

A wonderful story and beautiful language. This is one of those books you read twice!