Hometown Tales [Kindle Edition]

Philip Gulley (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Stories from a Place That Feels Like Home

Master storyteller Philip Gulley envelops readers in an almost forgotten world of plainspoken and honest small-town values, evoking a simpler time when people knew each other by name, folks looked out for their neighbors, and people were willing to do what was right—no matter the cost.

When Philip Gulley began writing newsletter essays for the twelve members of his Quaker meeting in Indiana, he had no idea one of them would find its way to radio commentator Paul Harvey Jr. and be read on the air to 24 million people. Fourteen books later, with more than a million books in print, Gulley still entertains as well as inspires from his small-town front porch.

About the Author

Philip Gulley is the author of Front Porch Tales, Porch Talk, and the acclaimed Harmony series, as well as the host of "Porch Talk with Phil Gulley" on the Indiana PBS affiliate WFYI television's flagship show Across Indiana. He and his wife, Joan, live in Indiana with their sons, Spencer and Sam.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 217 KB
• Print Length: 226 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0061252298
• Publisher: HarperCollins e-books (October 13, 2009)
• Sold by: HarperCollins Publishers
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0012OYBOY
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,265 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Protestantism > Quaker
  • #11 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Protestantism > Quaker

More About the Author

Philip Gulley has become the voice of small-town American life. Along with writing Front Porch Tales, Hometown Tales, and For Everything a Season, Gulley is the author of the Harmony series of novels, as well as If Grace Is True and If God Is Love, which are coauthored with James Mulholland.

He hosts "Porch Talk with Phil Gulley" on the Indiana PBS affiliate WFYI television's flagship show Across Indiana.

Gulley lives in Indiana with his wife, Joan, and their sons, Spencer and Sam--in a rambling old house with Gulley's eclectic chair collection (64 at last count) and a welcoming back porch.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Celebrate the Fruits of the Spirit!, March 5, 2001

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Mamalinde "mamalinde" (Dallas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hometown Tales (Hardcover)

I found treasure in a small little book called HOME TO HARMONY. From there I followed the treasure map to FOR EVERYTHING A SEASON, and then on to HOME TOWN TALES. This book is labeled: recollections of Kindness, Peace and Joy, and tracks the fruits of the spirit through a series of happy, poignant and sad vignettes. All of Mr. Gulley's books have charm and sweetness and light - and manage to do so without being too heavily gooey and sickeningly sweet. This collection of simple and ordinary everyday tales, is truly a celebration of faith and goodness and all the fruits of the spirit. I have recommended these books to everyone I know, and give away my copies as quickly as I buy them. For all ages, for all faiths, these lovely books have something to say to everyone who picks them up.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gulley does it again!, December 23, 1998

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Catherine Liamzon - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hometown Tales (Hardcover)

Although I have only read two books of Gulley, I have become a great fan of his. Home Town Tales is a perfect follow-up of Front Porch Tales. I do prefer his first book to Home Town Tales; nevertheless it's a book worth reading. I highly recommend it. There has been an influx lately of books like Chicken Soup for the Soul. At first they were okay, but I got kind of sick of them and already found them corny, mainly because the books were characterised merely by quantity of stories and not by their quality- the stories somehow trailed the same messages, the same lines of thought, the same points. But Home Town Tales is different- the stories are not predictable, yet they occur in an ordinary man's (or shall I say extraordinary?) ordinary life. Heart-warming... it makes you go "ahh..." with a tear in your eye, and discover the mawkish in you.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book is rare treasure..., May 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Hometown Tales (Hardcover)

What fun when I find a book that captivates your attention, feeds your soul, and makes you laugh all at the same time. I love to read a great book and know there are more by the same author to savor and look forward to. The short story format makes for short get-aways during my day to sit and gain perspective and remind myself just what is most important in life. This book and others by the same author are treasures I'm so glad I found. They make wonderful gifts too!!!