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Charles Martin is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author. He and his wife, Christy, live in Jacksonville, FL. Learn more at charlesmartinbooks.com; Instagram: @storiedcareer; X: @storiedcareer; Facebook: @Author.Charles.Martin

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You write such deeply memorable characters- Miss Ella, Uncle Willee, etc. Do any of them come from people you know in your life? Do they have any basis in reality?

Charles Martin Years ago, I began looking at my Acknowledgments as a way to tell part of this story. If you read the back of Wrapped, you'll see part of this story. …moreYears ago, I began looking at my Acknowledgments as a way to tell part of this story. If you read the back of Wrapped, you'll see part of this story. Momma Ella is sort of a mixture of two people: my mom and a lady that used to work for my family. It feels weird to say "worked" because she was family. Loved us tenderly. And us, her. Anyway, Momma Ella grew out of her. Unc grew out of my dad. Dad is from West Texas and most of the Unc'isms you read in the book spilled straight from his mouth. The interesting thing is that in my mind he doesn't look like my dad. He might sound a bit like him but there are differences. Unc has taken on a persona all his own. I bump into him every now and then about 4 in the morning when I get up and am walking around my house. Course, I bump into Miss Ella and Bryce and a host of others. ;-) Lately, I've been bumping into Charlie Finn. (less)

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Have you ever considered writing a non-fiction book? If so, what would it be about?

Charles Martin I'm tinkering with that idea now. If you read any of my blog, you'll get some idea as to what it'd be like. A few years ago, I began 'posting' or 'blo…moreI'm tinkering with that idea now. If you read any of my blog, you'll get some idea as to what it'd be like. A few years ago, I began 'posting' or 'blogging' or whatever you want to call it, my walk with the Lord. My conversations with Him. My reactions to what I think He's saying. My take on scripture. In the last year, I've thought about putting those together and making it available as a whole on my website. I'm currently on book tour and getting a good number of questions about it, so you're question is timely. :-) (less)

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	When Crickets Cry 4.38 avg rating — 66,422 ratings — published 2006 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mountain Between Us 4.22 avg rating — 63,342 ratings — published 2010 — 87 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Water Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 46,861 ratings — published 2020 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Send Down the Rain 4.30 avg rating — 22,825 ratings — published 2008 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Long Way Gone 4.37 avg rating — 18,947 ratings — published 2016 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Water from My Heart 4.52 avg rating — 17,567 ratings — published 2015 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Never judge someone by their relatives.”
― Charles Martin, Chasing Fireflies

tags: deceit, family, past-history, relationships

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“Once a heart breaks…it doesn’t just grow back. It’s not a lizard’s tail. It’s more like a huge stained glass that shattered into a million pieces, and it’s not going back together. Least not the way it was. You can mush it all into one piece, but that doesn’t make it a window. That makes it a pile of broken colored glass. Shattered hearts don’t mend and they don’t heal. They just don’t work that way.”
― Charles Martin, The Mountain Between Us

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“Reese, your books might not tell you this, so I will. Every heart has two parts, the part that pumps and the part that loves. If you’re going to spend your life fixing broken hearts, then learn about both. You can’t just fix one with no concern for the other. ”
― Charles Martin

tags: broken-heart, heart

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*** ~~~ July 2018 Movie of the Month ~~~ ***

Let's pick a movie for the month of July.

Remember you will have until July 20th to locate and watch the winning movie, and read the book if you want, then the thread will open up for a full blown discussion - nothing held back - no spoilers used!

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The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham

14 votes, 35.0%

The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin

13 votes, 32.5%

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann

5 votes, 12.5%

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) by Jeff VanderMeer

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The Snowman by Jo Nesbø

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message 2: by Norma

Apr 07, 2009 12:31AM

Charles,
Chasing Fireflies is the best book I've read this year thus far! Have not written my review yet but I will~

Wrapped in Rain: A Novel is next on my list but I'll read The Dead Don't Dance first as that is available on Kindle!!

Thanks
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message 1: by Wanda

Jul 19, 2008 05:55PM

Congratulations on your Christy award for Chasing Fireflies!! I loved it!!!

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