Forth into Light: A Novel (Peter & Charlie Trilogy) (Peter & Charlie Series) [Paperback]

Gordon Merrick (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Alyson Books (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155583292X
• ISBN-13: 978-1555832926
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,269,993 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is amazing!!!!Sweet, made me laugh and cry at once, April 30, 1998

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This review is from: Forth into Light: A Novel (Peter & Charlie Trilogy) (Peter & Charlie Series) (Paperback)

I am totally obsessed with this trilogy! I fantasize about it, write more chapters, I even dream about it at night. VERY recommended. When I finished the third book, I almost cried because there wasn't more, and I desperately wanted to know what happened to Peter and Charlie next. Both the love and the fights were so honestly written that I almost believed it all really happened. Read these, they're a complete emotional experience!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Well written and agonizing end to a good trilogy, September 10, 2003

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This review is from: Forth into Light: A Novel (Peter & Charlie Trilogy) (Peter & Charlie Series) (Paperback)

Forth Into Light does was so few books can do: It made me angry and it made me sad. It is so rare that a book can make real emotions erupt in me, so I must say that I think it was well done. I don't have to like what happens to my favorite character, but it does have to be believable and/or justifiable. However, I'll be honest - this was my least favorite of the three books.

This book is significantly different than the previous two books in the trilogy. It takes the focus off of Charlie and Peter and puts in on a whole village, with a slightly brighter light shining on a expatriate American writer and his son.

I wasn't always nuts about how the story moved along, because it seemed as if Merrick had become bored with his two lead characters and was attempting to "do" something with them beyond that which he'd already done. It often seemed as if there were two books here, neither of which was Merrick terribly committed to.

Ultimately I enjoyed the book because it finalized the two characters I'd come to love from the beginning (sometimes I could relate with Charlie and other times I could relate to Peter). In this final book, it is important to remember what was happening in Merrick's world as well as the 1960 world of the characters. The whole free love movement was in full swing for Merrick, but it was just finding its sea legs in 1960. That's all well and good, but it just seemed rather forced at times in the book.

Don't get me wrong. I did enjoy the book, but it was a less pleasurable read than the previous two books in the trilogy. But ya' gotta read it!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Summary, December 5, 1999

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This review is from: Forth into Light: A Novel (Peter & Charlie Trilogy) (Peter & Charlie Series) (Paperback)

It began with Peter. Then there was Charlie. Along came Martha. Now in the final chapter of the monumental love story about two men who could pass for Greek gods, steps Jeff, an exquisite young man who brings searing passion -- and intrigue -- to the lush Greek isle on which they all live.