Vinegarone

by Douglas Carlyle, Sandra Hickman (Editor), Sarah Carlyle (Photographer)

Doug Carlyle, award-winning author of "In Search of the Fuller Brush Man," delivers his second hit novel.Vinegarone is nothing more than rugged land with few inhabitants and little to hope for. Or is it? Jeep Allhands says that time bends in Vinegarone, and that life as we know it emanates from a large tree – the Lone Madrone. A descendant of the original Native Americans who called this part of Texas home, Jeep maintains a sanctuary for a handful of homeless men who bask in the humility of this foreboding land as they mend their souls. Life with his clan and Kimmisue, the daughter of the only woman he ever loved, gets turned on its end when Jeep befriends a confused, homeless woman, Candi LaRue. Jeep does what he does best. He heals Candi's physical and emotional wounds. Afterwards, he integrates her into the odd mix of personalities at home. Just as all seems to be going right, Candi recalls what brought her to Texas in the first place. She was hunting a criminal, and she can't give up the chase. There's one catch, nobody ever leaves Vinegarone...

Genres: Romance

483 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 4, 2012

Reviews

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SPIRITUAL SPELLBINDING MYSTICAL and THOUGHT-PROVOKING BOOK
I absolutely LOVED, loved, LOVED this story.
Is it a mystery? Is it a scifi? Is it a thriller, a horror book or a spiritual manual? It is ALL of these things, and, oh, so much more.

I adore a book that 'makes me think', that gives me pause in my day, Demands that I take notice of the moral or the underlying story told. This book is one that made me sit up and take notice. It covers a gauntlet of subjects, including the WAR between good and evil in the hearts of humans, Native American Mysticism, Time travel (really? Yes!) It is exceptionally difficult to do a book WELL that is as 'busy' as this book is, that has so MANY things going on within it's pages, but the author accomplished this.

I realize I sound as if I am rambling and for that I apologize - to the author and other readers. I finished this book nearly two years ago and quite honesty, was too ill at that time to devote the time to leave a review. I can easily say this, though - THE BOOK STAYED WITH ME. When I saw another of Douglas Carlyle's books on sale today I immediately flashed back to this book and how WONDERFUL it was to have read it. I remembered searching the internet for the geological locations described within the pages, searching out information about a specific BUG (yes, a bug) and other faucets that I found interesting. And, above all else, I remember the EXACT feelings of BLISS inside of me at being able to meet the people of this book. It was truly a great story, one that deserves to be passed along for others to become enlighten about Vinegarone, Texas and how the people who live there are the keepers of all that this world holds dear. I would like to go there, but one must be INVITED.

GREAT STORY.

[Janice Lewis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Slow start. Quirky characters. Setting weird. Plot thin.