All Things Bright and Strange

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Pub Date 30 Jan 2018 | Archive Date 01 Mar 2018

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A haunting tale of love, loss, and redemption.

“Markert's latest supernatural novel is captivating from the beginning… Readers of Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker will love Markert's newest release.” - 4 STARS, RT Book Reviews

In the wake of World War I in the small, Southern town of Bellhaven, South Carolina, the town folk believe they’ve found a little slice of heaven in a mysterious chapel in the woods. But they soon realize that evil can come in the most beautiful of forms.

The people of Bellhaven have always looked to Ellsworth Newberry for guidance, but after losing his wife and his future as a professional pitcher, he is moments away from testing his mortality once and for all. Until he finally takes notice of the changes in his town . . . and the cardinals that have returned.

Upon the discovery of a small chapel deep in the Bellhaven woods, healing seems to fall upon the townspeople, bringing peace after several years of mourning. But as they visit the “healing floor” more frequently, the people begin to turn on one another, and the unusually tolerant town becomes anything but.

The cracks between the natural and supernatural begin to widen, and tensions rise. Before the town crumbles, Ellsworth must pull himself from the brink of suicide, overcome his demons, and face the truth of who he was born to be by leading the town into the woods to face the evil threatening Bellhaven.

A haunting tale of love, loss, and redemption.

“Markert's latest supernatural novel is captivating from the beginning… Readers of Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker will love Markert's newest release.” - 4...


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ISBN 9780718090289
PRICE $15.99 (USD)
PAGES 336

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This book is a fabulous story of loss and hope that starts as a post war telling of how the first world war affected a group of returning soldiers from the American South. However as it unfolds the mystical nature of what lies behind the yellow painted trees is revealed. It is complex and heartbreaking with characters that develop until the tragic conclusion. a five star read and the best book I have read so far. If you enjoyed the Essex Serpent you will enjoy this too.

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"All Things Bright and Strange" blends post WWI historical fiction, Christian mythology, and mystery for a fantastic read. There is a chapel in the woods where the residents of Bellhaven can talk to the deceased. How did it get there? Is this a blessing or a curse? And why is Ellsworth, who is suffering from war-induced PTSD and grief at the loss of his wife, being pulled into the middle of the town's obsession with this strange discovery? Fans of Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" will particularly enjoy this novel.

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What a great story!

Richly descripted characters and settings.

The chapel in the woods and the 'healing floor' seem like a slice of heaven to the townspeople of Bellhaven...but slowly turns the people malicious. The turn in the story reminds me of Stephen Kings needful things! If you've read it you know what I mean :)

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