Gone the Sun

by Winston Groom

The phenomenal success of Winston Groom's Forrest Gump demonstrated his gift for creating characters and stories that echo beyond the pages of his novels. Now he traces an entirely different hero's return to the Deep South as he resurrects the town's decrepit newspaper, gives it new life, and investigates corruption at the city's highest level.

Genres: Fiction, Novels

384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published November 1, 1996

About the author

Winston Francis Groom Jr. was an American novelist and non-fiction writer, best known for his book Forrest Gump, which was adapted into a film in 1994. Groom was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Mobile, Alabama where he attended University Military School (now known as UMS-Wright Preparatory School). He attended the University of Alabama, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta and the Army ROTC, and graduated in 1965. He served in the Army from 1965 to 1969, including a tour in Vietnam. Groom devoted his time to writing history books about American wars. More recently he had lived in Point Clear, Alabama, and Long Island, New York.

Reviews

[Rives Coleman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a tremendous book and story . It thoroughly enjoyed this book and it’s characters.

[Kw · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mr. Groom definitely can write, but the ending of this book is so awful that I wish I hadn't read it. Not only did I hate how the protagonist ended up, I was unhappy with the outcomes of nearly
every character. The "good guys" had bad outcomes and the bad guys
pretty much just kept on going. Or so it seemed. I would not
recommend this to anyone. You will hate it.
But he CAN write.

[Lani · Rating 2 out of 5]

depressing