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Title: The Shepherd of the Hills by Harold Bell Wright ISBN: 0-88289-884-1 Publisher: Pelican Pub Co Pub. Date: February, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.31 (13 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Solid Harold Bell Wright Book
Comment: Wright's most notable book, the Shepherd of the Hills, is a story of mystical happenings in the Ozarks at the turn of the century. A small group of country-folk live there in relative peace. A stranger arrives one day and hires on as a shepherd at an abandoned and supposedly haunted ranch. Dan, the shepherd, changes everyone's lives.
There are many players in this tale. One family is seeking retribution/peace against a man who left the area after taking up with their daughter. Another wants the love of a young woman who is in love with a person going to the city. The young woman wants to learn what it takes to be a "woman" from the shepherd All in all, many different activities are happening here and all are interrelated.
Wright demonstrates what strength of character is. The woman, does indeed learn that what makes a woman. She learns it is not what she wears or how much jewelry she has, but what she is made of. Her unrequited lover also learns what it takes to be a man and demonstrates it over her weak willed lover. The hurt family also learns forgiveness and the shepherd learns that God can be found in nature.
This was a good book (and later made into a movie starring John Wayne). It is a bit of a western tale with typical Wright sermonizing on morals. However very entertaining except the end. I didn't care for it and thought it was a bit too neat and too coincidental. However, it wasn't a bad book and it was worth reading this tale of classic American literature.
Rating: 5
Summary: Book outshines movie, play
Comment: Once I read this book a few summers ago, it quickly became my all-time favorite book. I had seen the play, which is spectacular, and I had seen the movie (a bit disappointing to me), but nothing could prepare me for the book.
Harold Bell Wright creates a masterpiece. And that is an understatement. Several plots develop throughout the story, each one seeming irrelevent when compared to another, yet they are all interwoven masterfully by the end of the book. There is the lonely stranger, who wanders into the hills, and changes the community and then learns something about himself and the meaning of life. Readers then watch Sammy Lane struggle to become a "sure 'nough lady," and will most likely cheer on Young Matt as he fights to steal Sammy's heart from Ollie Stewart, though he knows Ollie promises Sammy a rich city life. Readers are also involved in Young Matt's and Wash Gibb's struggles to the title of "Strongest Man in the Hills." And Old Matt, Aunt Mollie and the Shepherd are forced to relive the past and learn from it, no matter how strong the pain is.
In conclusion, I just want to recommend this book to all people looking for some quality summer reading. The book may seem somewhat long, but it is hard to put down and you'll go through it quickly, wishing it would never end. Read this book and enjoy!
Rating: 5
Summary: The Shepherd of the Hills
Comment: A wholesome classic novel written about the beauty of the Ozarks and the spiritual meaning found in a life lived in simplicity. The story centers around "The Shepherd", a man from the city who chose to live and share his life with the simple country-folk of Mutton Hollow. His fine education as well as his life-long lessons are shared with all those who will listen. The reader will enjoy multiple character developments and subplots that are intricately woven together throughout the book. A very peaceful, yet challenging story.
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Title: The Calling of Dan Matthews by Harold Bell Wright ISBN: 1565540484 Publisher: Pelican Pub Co Pub. Date: October, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: That Printer of Udell's by Harold Bell Wright ISBN: 1565541219 Publisher: Pelican Pub Co Pub. Date: June, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: The Winning of Barbara Worth by Harold Bell Wright, Harold Bell Wright ISBN: 1565544722 Publisher: Pelican Pub Co Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: A Higher Call by Harold Bell Wright, Michael R. Phllips, Michael R. Phillips ISBN: 1556611366 Publisher: Bethany House Pub. Date: June, 1990 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: Least of These My Brothers by Harold Bell Wright, Michael R. Phillips ISBN: 1556610564 Publisher: Bethany House Pub. Date: March, 1989 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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