The Silver Cord: A Novel

By Johnson Edwards

"Then man goes to his eternal home and mourners go about the streets. Remember him — before the silver cord is severed ... and the dust returns to the ground." — Ecclesiastes 12:5-7 NIV God,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1881399249
• ISBN13: 9781881399247
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Beaver Pond Pub
• Length: 634 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.3" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

What a delightful and engrossing book! Highly recommended!

"The Silver Cord" is one of the most delightful and engrossing books I have ever read. Chapter after chapter I was absolutely riveted. What drew me to this book initially was the subject matter, since I find the out of body experience to be fascinating. However, it is the writing style in this book that I am most impressed with. Not only is the subject matter facinating, but the marvellous way in which it was written makes this book a very delightful and enjoyable read. I highly recommend "The Silver Cord"!

Couldn't Wait to Sit Down and Read

I have recommended this book already to many friends and family. I lent my copy away and can't wait to get it back to read it again. The novel was romance, science fiction, and suspense wrapped in one. I hope that this author is inspired to write another novel! Read it and enjoy it!

NOT ONLY MAGNIFICENT--BUT PLAUSIBLE!!

I've read many, many novels-Thomas Hardy, James Joyce, Henry Miller, Updike, Anita Shreve-but THE SILVER CORD has consumed my soul like no other work of fiction. Johnson Edwards captured me on the first page, and he never let me down, as I soared upon the artfully crafted sense of expectation scene after scene. NO WAY can you put this book down. I even imagined my own body rising into the air with young Bryan Howard as he glided about the Texas countryside in his first out-of-body experience. And the love story, torrid yet tender, roused feelings that make me feel forty years younger! But the dramatic, beyond-the-edge ending turned me inside out with awe and joy! Though I'm a rational agnostic, The Silver Cord has given me reason to hope for a good ending, for a personal and collective triumph over the grave, a hope that we all desperately need. I give THE SILVER CORD six stars, seven, ten, as many as I can paste on its cover. Moreover, this story will make a magnificent movie-magic on the screen, even more so than the Harry Potter movies, because the THE SILVER CORD is not only magnificent, it is PLAUSIBLE!

Great for a rainy day

Johnson Edwards has weaved a tale of despair with hope masterfully through his realistic characters. The thought of life after death is puzzling to many of us and Mr. Edwards has put that subject in a well developed story of everyday life and love, giving the reader something to ponder. The descriptions are detailed and well written so that we can actually put ourselves in each place and become the characters. I would recommend this book to anyone who is wondering how our lives, loves, and surroundings will take us to the end of this life and to the one hereafter. I'm looking forward to more books by Johnson Edwards.

A story that'll stick with you for the rest of your life.

The book seemed entirely too thick at 600+ pages, and the title seemed far out. But after reading the very first chapter, I fell in love with the story. All the characters came to life and many became my friend as well. Death haunts us all. We've all been touched by it whether family, friends or acquaintainces. We take time to grieve, then go on with our lives. But it's still there, hauntingly waiting for each one of us. This story makes that ultimate wait much less fearful. Those mystical evenings we've all sat under the stars in awe and wonderment are relived in this Johnson Edwards classic. Tears, laughter, intense passion are all shared in a beautiful, can't put it down story. You'll fall in love with the characters and you'll cherish the ending.