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Billy Carter: A Journey Through the Shadows

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This is one of the best books I have ever read. Buddy Carter writes with a style that is poignant, funny and very touching. This tale of pain and forgiveness touched my soul and I will recommend it to everyone. Buddy Carter is quite a writer and I am sure BOTH of his parents are quite proud of the way he brought forth this wonderful family story.

I could not put this book down, I think Tuesday's With Morrie was the last book I was so touched by. What a wonderful and revealing portrait of a complex and interesting man. I suppose because I grew up in the South I so related to this book...a wonderful tribute to a father I always say the most we can hope for our children forgive us... Buddy seems to have been able to do just that...a loving tribute not only to Billy but Sybil as well.

I read this book in one sitting. I was so very touching. Buddy Carter was so gentle and kind to the memory of his father, who was not alway gentle and kind to him. I had a good feeling all over after reading this book. Knowing how Buddy worked so hard to find understanding and forgiveness really helped me look at some issues in my own life. I cant express what a good job Buddy Carter did, focusing on just the right things, and being careful to let some of the things go unsaid.

Thank you Buddy.

Excellent book. Very well written and a pleasure to read. I hope Buddy Carter will take the time to write more about his historic family. This individual has a real talent!

I only thought I had heard about Billy Carter. This is a wonderful book, written by a sensitive, loving son of a famous man. Buddy Carter is a thoughtful, intellegent author who gives an unvarnished account of his battle with and affection for his dad. I recommend this book to all of us who struggle to understand our relationship with our parents. Buddy Carter and his book are a gift.

This is a magnificent book. It is often painful and yet also very funny. Buddy Carter's relationship with his father is reminicent of the struggle many children go through for approval, while striving for independence. I am buying copies of this wonderful story for family and friends. Buddy has not only told his story...he has told the father/son story of many, including me. This is a must read!

Buddy Carter has done an outstanding job of capturing his father. Buddy shows us the warts as well as the sensitivity of this complex, misunderstood by many, and loved by all who really knew him, man. I approached this book with fear and trembling, wondering how I could possibly write an honest account of life with my father, but I came away impressed. Buddy Carter is a gifted writer, possessed with the talents of both his very gifted parents. I knew Billy and Sybil since the mid sixties, and Buddy has captured the essence of both. His mother is also worthy of a book, her experiences with Billy would be an ideal subject for a future Faulkner. Congratulations, Buddy, on an outstanding job. I could not put it down. Here's to a beer in the back room. (Not Billy Beer, thank you!) If anyone ever reads this review, you should know that I have a picture of Billy hanging on my wall. I am not an uninterested, or unbiased, reviewer. He was my friend.