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"Solomon’s Oak" by Jo Ann Mapson is book that touches the soul quietly, but lingers like a soft mist. The book is about loss and struggles. How much is too much? When does grieving leave? What is the cost of trust? Is anything really too much? Glory, Juniper and Joseph need healing. The tree, Solomon’s Oak is the setting for the three of them to find themselves and maybe each other. I liked it the realistic characters and the changes each wrought in each other. It is a book to savor and enjoy, not to rush through. It is a book that makes you think about what is important. And to count your blessings.

I think this would be good to read with a book club as it has many themes. It shows universal ideals and will appeal to many adult levels.

I thought this was an excellent read. The characters were well developed, and the storyline was a good one. Some of my favorite books have been about people who are hurt by their life experiences, are brought together, and find themselves healed and able to enjoy life once again. If you like similar stories, I would recommend this book.

I loved this book, it was hard to come to the end of it. A book about three people, a young widow, neglected teenager, and a retired policeman in a lot of back pain, weaves a story of family that is true to life. Jo-Ann Mapson writes with truth and grace. Her characters are all broken and yet I came to love them and cheer them on to find their way to happiness. The ending seems a little rushed but I would recommend "Solomon's Oak" to anyone looking for a good read.

A wedding chapel located under a two hundred year old oak tree, Solomon's Oak, provides a young widow, Glory Solomon, with a strong link to her memories of living on their California farm.

This is a story of three people, from three different walks of life and what they share by helping each other heal.

Glory, burdened by more responsibility than she can easily handle. Juniper, a fourteen year old survivor of her sisters disappearance that destroyed her family. Joseph, a former police officer who just lost his best friend in a meth lab raid.
These three lonely souls are bound by their common need. To love and be loved in return.

We become part of a beautiful journey to that end.

Excellent book for book clubs.

The characters in this story are so real that when they despair, the reader despairs. Each of the three principals grow as they interact with each other and meet the situations life has thrown at them. Some of the story line seemed to me to reach a bit for credibility, but real life is not always credible. I found this to be a good read, one I shall remember.

I enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone looking for a "good read,"
Jo-Ann Mapson skilfully brings together three people, scarred by their life experiences. She combines these experiences to tell a good story. A special bonus for dog lovers is that Glory's dogs play an important part in the book.

Jo-Ann Mapson fans will thoroughly enjoy "Solomon's Oak". She deals with the age old problems of abandonment and with sympathy without being maudlin. The story is Glory's story, how she deals with the loss of her husband and then takes on a foster child who has suffered even more catastrophic losses than her own.

The only real problem with the book is that while it is Glory's story at the end it is Juniper who winds things up. The ending is just a tying up of loose ends - sort of. I anticipate that this is the first of a series. The ending seemed too abrupt for the care that had gone into the writing for most of the book. All that said, it is an enjoyable read and Book Clubs will have lots to consider after reading it.

Solomon's Oak, a one hundred year old tree, is the central focus around which three lonely strangers come together. They each have endured loss and tragedy in their lives.

This is a splendid story about a grieving young widow fighting to hang on to her farm, an angry but scared teenaged runaway, and a retired disabled detective who was injured in the line of duty. Mapson does a remarkable job of bringing compassion, understanding and healing to these hurting three individuals.