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When Crickets Cry

By: Charles Martin
Narrated by: Adam Verner
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“Charming characters and twists that keep the pages turning.” (Southern Living)

A man with a painful past. A child with a doubtful future. And a shared journey toward healing for both their hearts.

It begins on the shaded town square in a sleepy Southern town. A spirited seven-year-old has a brisk business at her lemonade stand. But the little girl’s pretty yellow dress can’t quite hide the ugly scar on her chest.

Her latest customer, a bearded stranger, drains his cup and heads to his car, his mind on a boat he's restoring at a nearby lake. The stranger understands more about the scar than he wants to admit. And the beat-up bread truck careening around the corner with its radio blaring is about to change the trajectory of both their lives.

Before it's over, they'll both know there are painful reasons why crickets cry...and that miracles lurk around unexpected corners.

Praise for When Crickets Cry:

“A testament to the power of words - from Shakespeare and Longfellow to Ezekiel - to heal and empower humanity.” (Lynne Thomas, retail manager, Jekyll Books at the Old Infirmary)

“If you read any book this year, this is the one.” (Coffee Time Romance)

“Martin's writing is gifted and blessed and insightful. His prose captures the essence of the story with beauty and sensitivity. I look forward to reading more of his work, past and future.” (Once upon a Romance)

A Southern Living Book of the Month selection

Stand-alone novel (approx. 85,000 words)

Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Also by Charles Martin: The Water Keeper, The Mountain Between Us, Send Down the Rain, and Chasing Fireflies.

©2006 Charles Martin (P)2019 Thomas Nelson
Christian Fiction Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Small Town & Rural Transportation Heartfelt Feel-Good

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First book of Martin’s I’ve read. I’m hooked! I literally walked around with earbuds, even in the grocery store.

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Awesome read

Loved this book. my husband even listened to the book! Definitely is worth listening to.

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Love Charles Martin

I have listened to this a few years back and now have listened to it again. This is still my favorite book ever.

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I could not turn this audio off—excellent
Story, excellent narration and just plain unputable downable! Charles Martin has a new fan!
I was hooked from the first chapter !

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Absolutely Amazing

This book had me hooked from moment one. The writing is beautiful. The characters real and the imagery is perfect. This book is definitely a work of art.

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Great Read

I loved this book...couldn’t stop listening to it. The author really brought these characters to life and the narrator was great! I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a great story!!

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Good read

The book touches many beliefs and meanings of life and after life and most importantly faith.

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Another good one!

Charles Martin has become one of my favorite authors. I love his character development as well as the twists and turns of the plot. This is my fourth book of Mr Martin’s and I am hooked.

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Spellbinding

You will laugh, you will cry, you will change. Worth way more than one credit.

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Powerful and Heart Stopping

I almost called this review, “my new favorite book. Ever.”
But that just doesn’t do it justice.
I’m breathless and without words… what a moving experience was this book. I feel like my own heart stopped and was restarted with a surge of 360 joules. Perhaps actually living near Clayton and being a physician also, attributed to this book truly shaking me to my core. But it did. So powerful. I will listen to this book again and again. And purchase a hard copy to read in print. It’s accuracy about Lake Burton, about cardiology and medicine, about the type of faith and love for God that this area overflows with… was just pinpoint perfect. Mr. Martin’s research that went into this book must have been as mountainous as the blue ridges it describes. Thank you, Mr. Charles Martin, for this powerfully moving masterpiece. It touched a piece of my soul like no other.

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