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The Tenafly Road #2
Weary of Running
When West Point Military Academy opens its doors to black candidate Milford Streeter in 1884, Cadet Buck Crenshaw’s moral ambivalence is tested. Will Buck keep his place in the yearling pecking order or throw it away on a stand for Streeter?
After Cadet Streeter sacrifices Buck’s reputation to safeguard his own, Buck escapes to his sister Thankful at Fort Grant, Arizona and meets an old rival, William Weldon. Buck must make a decision about the sort of man he wants to become while witnessing the downward spiral of his favorite sister’s romance with a dashing army lieutenant.
Weary of Running is about the dangers of moral ambivalence and the redeeming power of love and friendship in an imperfect world of mixed emotions and foolish decisions.
After Cadet Streeter sacrifices Buck’s reputation to safeguard his own, Buck escapes to his sister Thankful at Fort Grant, Arizona and meets an old rival, William Weldon. Buck must make a decision about the sort of man he wants to become while witnessing the downward spiral of his favorite sister’s romance with a dashing army lieutenant.
Weary of Running is about the dangers of moral ambivalence and the redeeming power of love and friendship in an imperfect world of mixed emotions and foolish decisions.
426 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 2, 2015
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About the author
Adrienne Morris
7 books35 followers Adrienne Morris is the author of By the Shores of Solon Pond and The Tenafly Road Series. The House on Tenafly Road was featured as a Historical Novel Society “Editors’ Choice” book and “Notable Book of the Year.”
Adrienne is a huge fan of classic literary fiction. Her goal is to transport you back in time with rich, complex stories about characters you will never forget.
When not writing novels, Adrienne spends her time riding her horse, Almanzo Wilder, and shepherding sheep on her small family farm in upstate New York.
Adrienne is a huge fan of classic literary fiction. Her goal is to transport you back in time with rich, complex stories about characters you will never forget.
When not writing novels, Adrienne spends her time riding her horse, Almanzo Wilder, and shepherding sheep on her small family farm in upstate New York.
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June 9, 2015
The second installment in The Tenafly Road Series definitely did not disappoint. With the introduction of new characters and the return of familiar ones, Weary of Running made for an exciting read. The protagonist, Thankful, is the real highlight of the novel. She consistently makes very poor decisions but in the end, you can understand why she has made every last one of them. The story ranges from love and romance to questions of faith and morality. It does all this without being preachy and explores many angles of different aspects of life. This is one of the best books I have read in a long time.
October 21, 2018
Weary
An interesting addition to the Tenafly Road series. I really liked the first book and this one did not disappoint as a follow up!
An interesting addition to the Tenafly Road series. I really liked the first book and this one did not disappoint as a follow up!
January 20, 2020
Farce with a Point
Hard to imagine a more dysfunctional family maintaining illusions of self- respectability! Brilliant character development via conversation. An engaging read.
Hard to imagine a more dysfunctional family maintaining illusions of self- respectability! Brilliant character development via conversation. An engaging read.
July 27, 2022
Great book
April 21, 2016
Weary of Running is a standalone triumph, unique and independent from its chronological predecessor, The House on Tenafly Road. Buck is a magnificent character that I honestly consider family at this point. Buck is without a doubt the moral compass and primary source of entertainment throughout the work, and truly embodies the complicated nature of not only that particular time in history, but the grayness that is society and the human condition at large. Thrust into a role of authority over the isolated African-American Cadet Streeter, Buck's inadvertently gentle command of him becomes the target of intense scrutiny at West Point and thus, begins Buck's darkly emotional, spiritual, and oftentimes humorous journey. It is a transfixing ride with many wonderful characters, new and old, toeing the line between black and white, in a world of infinite grey.
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