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The Salvage Man
As a housing development bears down, Dan Reynolds is removing architectural details from a 150-year old farmhouse slated for demolition. Like the old farmhouse, Dan is isolated from the modern world, resentful and unhappy, but afraid to change.
It takes an unlikely friendship with a mysterious woman to show him that salvage is about hope and redemption and that “delicate things must be carefully kept.”
Kurt Meyer’s second novel tells the story of two souls brought together by unlikely circumstances and raw desperation. Bound together by personal loss, they find their courage to move forward amid the destruction of everything they love.
It takes an unlikely friendship with a mysterious woman to show him that salvage is about hope and redemption and that “delicate things must be carefully kept.”
Kurt Meyer’s second novel tells the story of two souls brought together by unlikely circumstances and raw desperation. Bound together by personal loss, they find their courage to move forward amid the destruction of everything they love.
230 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 3, 2013
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December 29, 2013
A story about an encounter between the spirit of a woman who died in the mid-1800s who is bound to a home destined for destruction and a man salvaging architectural treasures from old homes who is bound to his own past--youthful memories, a lost job and an unreconciled divorce.
As each character develops an understanding of the other, they realize they share the same limitations but are not willing to confront them in order to become free of them.
Meyer's ethereal description of the spirit brings her to visual life in the eyes of the reader in a way that they accept her and emphathize with her dilemma.
His vivid portrayal of the climactic scene the evening of the protagonist's reunion and the dramatic event that follows has the reader crawling through the wreckage of a collapsed barn along with the two main characters in a desperate attempt to save a life.
The dramatic ending is a wonderful parallel of the two finding the courage to move on, each in their own way.
As each character develops an understanding of the other, they realize they share the same limitations but are not willing to confront them in order to become free of them.
Meyer's ethereal description of the spirit brings her to visual life in the eyes of the reader in a way that they accept her and emphathize with her dilemma.
His vivid portrayal of the climactic scene the evening of the protagonist's reunion and the dramatic event that follows has the reader crawling through the wreckage of a collapsed barn along with the two main characters in a desperate attempt to save a life.
The dramatic ending is a wonderful parallel of the two finding the courage to move on, each in their own way.
May 26, 2016
After reading "Stardust" (now known as "Noblesville"), I was eager to read "The Salvage Man." In this novel, Meyer brilliantly demonstrates the importance of how history is to be maintained and restored, instead of replaced. Overall, an incredible read.
Delicate things must be carefully kept.
Delicate things must be carefully kept.
December 27, 2021
Interesting Ghost story concept with a main character who salvages stuff that they don't make any more off old buildings and encounters a spirit at a house he's dismantling for auction. I thought the MC's job description was interesting and enjoyed the premise.
August 30, 2014
This book is very...interesting. I can't decide if it's flat out strange or just...brilliant. The downfall for me is the language. M****** F***** is used a few times, F***, etc. and to me, that's offensive and classless. Definitely a unique read.
December 7, 2015
Great book
This is a great story. I grew up in Indiana, in a Victorian home built in 1890.. I enjoyed the story line, the gathering of the wonderful old pieces of the house. The spirits of the house are real. Enjoyed the book. Hope the author does more.
This is a great story. I grew up in Indiana, in a Victorian home built in 1890.. I enjoyed the story line, the gathering of the wonderful old pieces of the house. The spirits of the house are real. Enjoyed the book. Hope the author does more.
August 5, 2016
Delightful story of small town love and loss, how things change and how they remain the same. The characters developed and unfolded in ways I wasn't expecting, but in ways familiar to real life.
September 29, 2016
One of the best books I've read this year!
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