Robert Inman

Well-written story of Will Baggett, a middle-aged weatherman in Raleigh, SC, who loses everything and then learns what is important. Sounds cliched but really isn't. Author shows us Will's past and how he came to be what he is today. Honest look at a good man who makes some poor choices but then fights to make things right.

This is a very good piece of Southern story-telling, about 16-year old Trout Mosley and his attempt to cope with the institutionalization of his mother in an Atlanta psychiatric institution, and the slow unhinging of his father, Joe Pike Mosley, a 300-pound Methodist minister. Moving back to the small Southern town that bears his family name, Trout is caught up in the intrigues and class struggles of the townsfolk, and is strangely befriended by the crippled and angry Keats, daughter of his show more father's football buddy. They are drawn together and apart as the tensions of the town build to a climax. This is a very good story, well-written and evocative, but could have been improved by a resolution that truly resolved things. Instead, except for Trout's own decision in saving himself, the building events are left unsatisfyingly unclosed. True, life is often like that. But in a work of fiction, it doesn't have to be. show less

Inman writes an interesting book about politics and the people passionately involved in politics. The characters stand as dimensional people that remain in your memory. Cooper Lanier grows from a complacent wife to a hard driven governor that must follow her own plan. Copper's parents, Cleve and Mickey Spainhour, control much of the story. Cooper faces a decision to learn more about her parents and her own strengths. The book presents more than dialogue, such as a picture of the characters show more and the setting. This creates a visual picture of the story. show less

A heartwarming and humorous Christmas story for readers and/or listeners of all ages. The illustrations bring this rambunctious endearing tale to life.