Glimpses of Paradise

by James Scott Bell Narrated by Alexandra O'Karma

Overview

Christy Award winner and Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement nominee James Scott Bell is a best-selling inspirational author whose gripping historical novel follows two small-town friends struggling with lofty parental expectations. Doyle dashes his father's law-school dream by getting caught up in the maelstrom of WWI. Then Zee runs off to chase her dazzling dream of silver-screen stardom-devastating her pastor father. Soon the horrors of war sap Doyle of all hope. And the Hollywood mirage strips Zee of her virtue. But will Zee or Doyle turn to God before it's too late?

Editorial Reviews

ChristianFictionReviewer.com

"Set in 1920's Hollywood this novel sparkles bright as the sequins on a flapper's dress.... There was more than one aspect of this novel that makes me say that. The setting was wonderful, I loved reading about the time period and it felt more like living in a black and white movie than attending a history lecture. The story was interesting and the characters were vivid, flawed and lovely, but most of all I loved the writing. The author captured me from the first page and even though I didn't have time to start reading a new novel I couldn't help myself. For fans of James Scott Bell's earlier work, Kit Shannon makes a cameo in this book. Kit Shannon is the main character (a female lawyer in the 1920's) of Mr. Bell's The Trials of Kit Shannon series. This book is the best one I've read from James Scott Bell to date and he's got a lot to live up to in his next one. I'm impressed."

C. J. Darlington

"I don't normally read historical novels, but Glimpses of Paradise held my interest on every page. The scenes clip along at break-neck speed, and historical facts are seamlessly entwined into the story. It's hard to guess who's a real historic figure and who's fictional; they all feel real. With its speakeasies, thugs, and ruthless opportunists who try to ruin Doyle and his friends, Roaring 20s Los Angeles stands up and breathes in this story...

Particularly intriguing is the inclusion of real historical figure R.A. Torrey, an evangelist who won his first convert after hearing Dwight L. Moody preach in 1878. Slower scenes in Torrey's point-of-view are interspersed throughout the book, detailing his struggle to defend his Christian beliefs against the watered down theology of his day, and it's Torrey's influence that first challenges Doyle's notions about the things of God.

Glimpses of Paradise has it all. War. Romance. Suspense. History. Overall, it's an extremely satisfying read from one of fiction's masters."
—Infuze Magazine

IntheLibraryReview.com

"Bell is one of the best writers out there, bar none....He creates characters readers have to care about, and... tells a story worth telling."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170589685
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	03/20/2009
Edition description:	Unabridged

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