The Promise of Jesse Woods, Chris Fabry
The Promise of Jesse Woods, Chris Fabry
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The Promise of Jesse Woods

Author: Chris Fabry

Narrator: Chris Fabry

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/01/2016

Synopsis

The summer of 1972 was the most pivotal of Matt Plumley's childhood. While his beloved Pirates battle for back-to-back World Series titles, Matt's family moves from Pittsburgh to Dogwood, West Virginia, where his father steps into the pulpit of a church under the thumb of town leader Basil Blackwood. A fish out of water, Matt is relieved to forge a fast bond with two unlikely friends: Dickie Darrel Lee Hancock, a mixed-race boy, and Jesse Woods, a tough-as-nails girl with a sister on her hip and no dad in sight. As the trio traipses the hills and hollers, Matt begins to fall for Jesse, and their promises to each other draw him deeper into her terrifying reality. One night, the wrath of the Blackwoods and the secrets of Jesse's family collide, and Matt joins Jesse in a rescue that saves one life and ends another . . . and severs the bond of their friendship. Years later, Matt is pulled back to Dogwood and to memories of that momentous summer by news of Jesse's upcoming wedding. He could never shake the feeling that there was more to the story of that fateful night, and he's determined to learn the truth behind the only promise Jesse Woods ever broke.

About Chris Fabry

Chris Fabry is an award-winning author and radio personality who hosts the daily program Chris Fabry Live! on Moody Radio. He has written more than seventy books for children and adults. His novels have won three Christy Awards and an ECPA Christian Book Award, but it’s his lyrical prose and tales of redemption that keep readers returning for more. Chris and his wife, Andrea, have nine children and live in Arizona. Visit his website at www.chrisfabry.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by C.J. on May 18, 2016

When I read Fabry's novel "June Bug" I knew I was in the hands of a skilled wordsmith. Then "The Promise of Jesse Woods" came into my hands, and I realized it anew. Fabry takes us back to Dogwood, WV (where he's set several books) and tells the story of Matt both in 1972 when he's fourteen, and many......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on March 29, 2017

I liked the story a lot. The story gets four stars but the writing style and connecting with the characters fell a little flat and seems more like three. it was engaging-- but I feel like it should have had some more parts to connect and not so much just to tell. since my mom really liked this and r......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on February 18, 2017

I picked up this book as it was in the “new release” rack when I was returning my last audiobook to the library, and needed something to listen to while commuting this week. I liked what I saw in the description, the settings in West Virginia in 1972 and 1984, and the description of the plot. I had......more

Goodreads review by Josiah on May 31, 2020

There are some books that stick with you long after you've finished reading it. The Promise of Jesse Woods is one of those books for me. Two and a half years after my first read-through, the characters and themes of the story still come back to me in memorable ways. Whenever I'm talking about Christi......more

Goodreads review by Jocelyn on December 04, 2017

I was so sad for this book to come to an end! I adored it. Firmly set in a historical time period, it was unmistakably character-driven with characters that are so sharply distinctive and believable I felt like I was right there on scene with them. Amazing storytelling, powerful message. This novel......more

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