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Haunting, Poetic Literary Fiction
August 8, 2014 | Filled under Literary Fiction |
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Readers are singing the praises of today’s haunting, poetic literary fiction, Wicked Temper. The Oxford American Magazine calls new author, Randy Thornhorn, “One of the South’s wildest new voices…” This stunning prequel to Thornhorn’s debut novel, Kestrel Waters, is causing quite a stir with readers. Don’t miss out.
Lets take a peek at Wicked Temper:
In the long and jagged shadow of Riddle Top lies a darkling mountain world—-a world of unholy mirth and madness, of gods and demons you never knew existed.
Hitch a wild-ass ride with two runaway teens—-the runty but tough preacher’s girl Tizzy Polk and her punk boyfriend Matthew. They might think they are Bonnie and Clyde, but they might also race headlong into an evil far greater than their own. They may come to see things darkly different and seldom seen on that bewitched mountain known below as Riddle Top.
Take care, folks say in story and song. Watch your step. And beware up there where the wind doth howl like the hellhound electric. Up there, where Tizzy and Matthew come knocking on a strange door. For nobody knows what awaits once you’ve disturbed your disturbing host. Your hands are in his hands now. And the scariest thing of all? He’s got all the time in this world.
Readers are Praising Wicked Temper:
“This is not just one of the finest books I have read this year, it is (without a doubt) one of the most memorable books I have EVER read…Thornhorn is an amazing writer, and this story will haunt you (as it has haunted me) for a long time to come. “ –Reader
“Buy it. Read it. Tell your friends. This is the kind of indie book that deserves attention.”-Amazon Reviewer
“Randy Thornhorn is clearly the love child of Sam Shepard and Flannery O’Connor…He isn’t just a good writer, he’s a GREAT writer. Southern Gothic magic at it’s best.” ~ Kat Manaan
Haunting, Poetic Literary Fiction
August 6, 2014 | Filled under Literary Fiction |
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Readers are singing the praises of today’s haunting, poetic literary fiction, Wicked Temper. The Oxford American Magazine calls new author, Randy Thornhorn, “One of the South’s wildest new voices…” This stunning prequel to Thornhorn’s debut novel, Kestrel Waters, is causing quite a stir with readers. Don’t miss out.
Lets take a peek at Wicked Temper:
In the long and jagged shadow of Riddle Top lies a darkling mountain world—-a world of unholy mirth and madness, of gods and demons you never knew existed.
Hitch a wild-ass ride with two runaway teens—-the runty but tough preacher’s girl Tizzy Polk and her punk boyfriend Matthew. They might think they are Bonnie and Clyde, but they might also race headlong into an evil far greater than their own. They may come to see things darkly different and seldom seen on that bewitched mountain known below as Riddle Top.
Take care, folks say in story and song. Watch your step. And beware up there where the wind doth howl like the hellhound electric. Up there, where Tizzy and Matthew come knocking on a strange door. For nobody knows what awaits once you’ve disturbed your disturbing host. Your hands are in his hands now. And the scariest thing of all? He’s got all the time in this world.
Readers are Praising Wicked Temper:
“This is not just one of the finest books I have read this year, it is (without a doubt) one of the most memorable books I have EVER read…Thornhorn is an amazing writer, and this story will haunt you (as it has haunted me) for a long time to come. “ –Reader
“Buy it. Read it. Tell your friends. This is the kind of indie book that deserves attention.”-Amazon Reviewer
“Randy Thornhorn is clearly the love child of Sam Shepard and Flannery O’Connor…He isn’t just a good writer, he’s a GREAT writer. Southern Gothic magic at it’s best.” ~ Kat Manaan
Mesmerizing Literary Masterpiece
August 5, 2014 | Filled under Literary Fiction |
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Kirkus Reviews calls today’s literary masterpiece, “Mellifluous, lyrical…with a darkness that creeps like kuzu.” It currently has a whopping 4.9 star rating and readers are raving about today’s feature book, The Kestrel Waters: A Tale of Love and Devil by Randy Thornhorn.
A Little About The Kestrel Waters:
The Brothers Brass. Two young bluegrass singers (with echoes of The Everly Brothers). Raised in Savannah by the sea, together, these boys’ voices chime like heavenly bells.
The oldest brother, Kestrel, falls in love with a wild little thing who hides up in the trees—a bit of a girl named Bettilia. A girl raised by a flesh and blood devil on a haunted mountain called Riddle Top.
Soon all the Family Brass falls for Bettilia. She touches Kestrel, she touches everyone. And they touch sweet Bettilia, forever. Then comes that fateful day when, deep in his own heart, Kestrel says I do to his own devil.
About the Author:
Randy Thornhorn is a teller of many tender and eerie tales, including this one—and its prequel Wicked Temper. Most of Mr. Thornhorn’s stories occur in a displaced world, a fable-infested Southern region some would surely deem unsafe. He visits often, sometimes stays the night. Other nights he might be found on a wooded hilltop somewhere east of Montgomery in the land of Alabama.
Praise for The Kestrel Waters:
“I was haunted throughout…a mesmerizing…extraordinary work of the imagination. Thornhorn, where the hell have you been?” ~ William Peter Blatty (author of The Exorcist)
“Captures the tragedy of romantic and familial love better than any story I have ever read.” ~ Janeiro Bento
“The Kestrel Waters is one of those books that leaves the reader with an emotional hangover. It’s difficult to start reading another book, because one’s feelings are still so influenced by the book just read…In a way I can’t explain, The Kestrel Waters is like music…” ~ Joy Williams
Masterfully Created Literary Tale
July 28, 2014 | Filled under Literary Fiction |
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Kirkus Reviews calls today’s literary masterpiece, “Mellifluous, lyrical…with a darkness that creeps like kuzu.” It currently has a whopping 4.9 star rating and readers are raving about today’s feature book, The Kestrel Waters: A Tale of Love and Devil by Randy Thornhorn.
A Little About The Kestrel Waters:
The Brothers Brass. Two young bluegrass singers (with echoes of The Everly Brothers). Raised in Savannah by the sea, together, these boys’ voices chime like heavenly bells.
The oldest brother, Kestrel, falls in love with a wild little thing who hides up in the trees—a bit of a girl named Bettilia. A girl raised by a flesh and blood devil on a haunted mountain called Riddle Top.
Soon all the Family Brass falls for Bettilia. She touches Kestrel, she touches everyone. And they touch sweet Bettilia, forever. Then comes that fateful day when, deep in his own heart, Kestrel says I do to his own devil.
About the Author:
Randy Thornhorn is a teller of many tender and eerie tales, including this one—and its prequel Wicked Temper. Most of Mr. Thornhorn’s stories occur in a displaced world, a fable-infested Southern region some would surely deem unsafe. He visits often, sometimes stays the night. Other nights he might be found on a wooded hilltop somewhere east of Montgomery in the land of Alabama.
Praise for The Kestrel Waters:
“I was haunted throughout…a mesmerizing…extraordinary work of the imagination. Thornhorn, where the hell have you been?” ~ William Peter Blatty (author of The Exorcist)
“Captures the tragedy of romantic and familial love better than any story I have ever read.” ~ Janeiro Bento
“The Kestrel Waters is one of those books that leaves the reader with an emotional hangover. It’s difficult to start reading another book, because one’s feelings are still so influenced by the book just read…In a way I can’t explain, The Kestrel Waters is like music…” ~ Joy Williams
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