Destiny Gardens
By John Harrison
Publisher: House
Bean Boy
Published: June 11
2013
ASIN: B00DMIX5P4
Amazon Synopsis:
A disparate group of
abandoned kids in the late 1950's band together for survival in a vacant and
derelict public meeting hall. In their Dickensian world, they cross paths with
Mafia godfather, Charles "Lucky" Luciano, and a sinister New Orleans
pimp named Rance Charles who has arrived to reclaim what's his. In the style of
Stephen King's THE BODY (aka Stand by Me), and the novels of S.E. Hinton,
DESTINY GARDENS opens a door into a world not long ago where the definition of
“child” and “adult” was a distinction without a difference.
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My Thoughts:
Destiny Gardens is
an excellent look at what life might have been like for an orphaned or runaway
youth in the 1950’s. Banding together, they become the family for one another
that they don’t have.
The author who has extensive experience in directing film,
has done an exceptional job in his first foray into literary fiction. He has
created rich scenery and developed characters that feel very real. The reader
will become attached to each of the protagonists. Their histories are smoothly
woven into the story.
The author wrote the book from the third person point of
view narration, but ended with the first person point of view. I really liked
this as it personalized the story and added a nice touch to the book. This was
a lovely debut as a novelist.
This story is suitable for readers of literary fiction of all
ages from teens to adults. I gave Destiny
Gardens 4 stars out of 5.
Thank you to the author for providing a copy of the book in
exchange for a fair and honest review. A positive opinion was not required. All
thoughts are my own.
About the Author:
John Harrison is an
award winning writer and director in film and television whose work has
included scifi (Frank Herbert’s DUNE), horror (Tales from The Darkside; Clive
Barker’s Book of Blood) and animation (Disney’s Dinosaur). Destiny Gardens is
his first novel.
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