The House Wren

by Jack Sprouse

Overview

Texas dairy farmer, Alton Kemper, has a life changing experience following the death of his son Jim, a soldier in World War II, when he decides he has to live again for his grandson. Alton's grandson, Jimmy, grows up in the shadow of his bigger-than-life grandfather, learning what is it means to be a man of honor. While in college, Jimmy suffers a broken heart and, as a result, joins the army, becoming a helicopter pilot, and is sent to Vietnam. Though he fears for Jimmy's safety, Alton understands his grandson's desire to serve his country. Jimmy promises to come back and run the farm for his grandfather after the war. But Alton dies before Jimmy returns, making Jimmy all the more determined to be the best man that he can be as a tribute to his beloved grandfather. But life presents many challenges, and the Kemper family must endure not only hardship, but loss...

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163178629
Publisher:	Black Opal Books
Publication date:	11/24/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	558 KB

About the Author

Jack Sprouse is from Dallas, Texas, although he now lives in Lewisville, a few miles north of Dallas. He studied American History at Texas Tech, in Lubbock, and his fields of greatest historical interest are the American Civil War and World War II. He served in the United States Navy as a crewmember on an ASW (anti-submarine-warfare) patrol aircraft. Writing fiction is his passion.

Sprouse just loves making stuff up (his mom used to punish him for doing that when he was a kid). He has written two books of historical fiction (Adventures in Time Book I: The American Civil War and Adventures in Time Book II: The American West—these are both Walter Mitty type stories in which he places himself back in time as a war correspondent following historical events and interviewing the major players in those events; two books of original poetry, The Quiet Place and Dreams of a Forgotten Man—both books contain approximately fifty original poems on various subjects: Life, love, friendship, relationships, war, conflict, tragedy; and several novels: The House Wren, a saga of a fictional Texas family; On Neptune’s Wings, a love story set in the 1960s against the backdrop of a US Navy Patrol Squadron; Magnolia Road, an improbable love story between a girl from Vermont and a rancher from Colorado. She is purposeful and dedicated to her chosen calling in life; and Clare, about a twenty-four-year-old woman who faces life with quiet confidence and inner turmoil; experiencing love, hurt, uncertainty, sexual harassment in the workplace, and tragedy. He is currently working on several ideas for new books.

Editorial Reviews

Like most of Sprouse's stories, this one is moving and poignant, both a family saga and a heart-warming romance.

https://www.blackopalbooks.com - Taylor Jones

Like Sprouse's other works, The House Wren has multiple plot lines all woven together into a cohesive whole. While it is a saga of an important Texas family, it is also the story of each individual family member seeking love and a meaning to life, trying to outshine or outdo his or her siblings, but most of all, trying to be upstanding and honorable human being so as not to disappoint their father and grandfather--poignant and heartwarming.

https://www.blackopalbooks.com - Regan Murphy