Edge of Honor [Hardcover]

Gilbert Morris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2000

Best-selling author Gilbert Morris has created an epic story of war, regret, love, and forgiveness set in the post-civil war South.

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From the Back Cover

Quentin Laribee is a surgeon -- one of the best. But in the confusion of one of the Civil War's last, desperate skirmishes, the hands devoted to healing bring death to William Breckenridge, an enemy soldier in the act of surrendering. Now the deed haunts Quentin. -- A bright future lies before him, with marriage to the lovely Irene Chambers and eventual ownership of her father's prosperous medical practice. But it cannot ease Quentin's troubled conscience. Honor compels him to see to the welfare of the dead man's family. -- Quentin moves from New York City to the little town of Helena, Arkansas, where he attempts to save the wife of Breckenridge and her children from financial ruin. But in trying to solve one problem, he creates another, falling in love with the widow of the man he killed -- a woman who knows nothing of his terrible secret. -- Two women beckon Quentin -- one to a life where his gift as a healer can prosper beyond his wildest dreams, the other to a truer but impossible love. --Edge of Honor is an unforgettable novel of redemption and honor, where good is found in the unlikeliest places and God's unseen hand weaves a masterful tapestry of human hearts and lives.

About the Author

Gilbert Morris is one of today’s best-known Christian novelists, specializing in historical fiction. His best-selling works include the House of Winslow series, the Appomattox series, The Wakefield Saga, and Edge of Honor. He lives in Alabama with his wife, Johnnie.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (April 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310225892
• ISBN-13: 978-0310225898
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,803,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gilbert Morris is among today's most popular Christian writers; his books having sold nearly six million copies worldwide. He specializes in historical fiction and won a 2001 Christy Award for the Civil War drama Edge of Honor. Once a pastor and English professor who earned a Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas, Morris lives with his wife in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A View of the Complicated Post-War South, October 23, 2000

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M. H. Huggins (Bon Secour, AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Edge of Honor (Hardcover)

Gilbert Morris has managed to integrate the guilt of a Yankee toward his war deeds into a journey of self forgiveness and discovery in the EDGE OF HONOR. The opposing emotions of one who is duty bound to fight for his nation , yet honor bound to mininster to the sick and dying is a wrenching study in the strength of character of one human being. To further complicate matters by falling in love with the widow of a casualty of the struggle who happened to be on the opposite side of the fight... well; Could it get any more difficult? Yes, if you were the dealer of the death-blow to said casualty! Magnificent period imagery, heart-tugging interpersonal relations. Gilbert Morris is a fine writer and a very competent historian.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, June 14, 2000

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Ed Thompson (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Edge of Honor (Hardcover)

Happened across this book in the bookstore. I have never read any other books by this author, but I was intrigued by the storyline on the book jacket and the time period (I love Civil War era history). I couldn't put this book down (there is life without the internet! ) and finished it in 3 days. Highly recommend this book!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful Civil War romance, August 2, 2000

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Danielle Raymo (Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Edge of Honor (Hardcover)

I found this book to be written exceptionaly well. It's nothing less than what Gilbert Morris usually writes. However, it was a bit hard to believe the situation happening, although it definatly could. I found it romantic and enjoyable reading, but give it a four because it didn't give me quite as big a thrill in reading it as most of his other work does. It was however, a wonderful book and I would still highly recomend it for reading. You will go with a northerner as he travels to the south to help out a woman whose husband, he has killed during the end of the Civil War. It was an accident that he killed this man and finds it his responsiblity to care for his wife. So off he sets to help her, but finds love instead. Go with him as he travels to a place that people have made him feel less than welcome. Enjoy your reading!