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Slow Way Home: A Novel

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This story of Brandon's life is so true of the way many children live today, in homes with parents who never consider the emotional trauma they bring on the children. But Brandon, like many others, has loving grandparents who will stop at nothing to give him the life he deserves. Many other influential people are there for him along the way.
This is a touching story for me because my husband lived with his grandparents, and Michael Morris describes the life just as I've heard my husband do many times.
You must read this book. I've also read Michael's book "A Place Called Wiregrass" and it was great too but this one really touched my heart in a way no other book has. Read both of Michael's books, and I'm certain you won't be disappointed. Michael Morris is an excellent writer, and I'm looking forward to reading many books by him in the future.

Having heard the author read this novel at Prairie Lights I knew that I was in for a treat. He made the characters come to life and I couldn't wait to dive into the story. Since then, I've passed the book along to all of my sisters and they agree that it is a winner.

This novel is one of hardship and hope; family and redemption. The narrator in the novel is a young boy who is caught in the middle of it all. He tells a beautiful story without coming across as pitiful. A touching ending makes this novel one of the most memorable that I've read this year.

Slow Way Home is a treasure of a novel. I discovered it as a Staff Pick at my local library. It is beautifully written with childlike innocence and lyrical prose. The back of this novel claims that the voice of Brandon will reamin with the reader. It certainly did with me. I look forward to reading this author's other books.

I'm a fourth grade teacher and I have seen the story in this book played out time and time again. The writer captured the raw emotions of a child in need. Surprisingly, with humor and loving characters who are sent to help this boy, the book is not at all depressing. I only hope that when you read this book you will think about what you can do to help children like this boy who are in need of love.

A young boy is a pawn in a custody fight between his grandparents and his broken mother. While at first it appears that there is one victor in this case, the author draws out the complexities involved in such cases and adequately shows how no one wins when the custody of a child is at stake.

I found this story to be one of heart felt redemption. While the opening scene pulled me into the book, it is the young boy's voice that forced me to keep reading. This novel is tragic, tender, and most of all very real. The writing is artfully crafted and the plot, while sometimes predictable, does not disappoint.

I first read this writer's book A Place Called Wiregrass and loved it. If you like good southern writing like I do, then this is one for you. Both books are great but this one stayed with me. It got better and better until I was savoring the last few pages not wanting it to end. This little boy spoke to me. The writing is so vivid that I felt like I was right there in the middle of his struggle and hiding out with him in Florida. In some ways the story reminded me of a modern day Tom Sawyer. It would make a good movie.

This is the first novel I've found since ELLEN FOSTER that moved me in such a profound way. The voice of this child, Brandon, stayed with me. The story line brings Brandon into contact with many lively characters. But in the end, its the voices of Brandon and Siser Delores (his African American preacher) that resonate. This book is beautifully written. Now, I can't wait to read this author's other books. Don't miss SLOW WAY HOME!

I read this book on the sales rep's recommendation. I think that this is great literary fiction, I couldn't put it down. Brandon's character is well developed and so well drawn I seemed to feel his emotions. I think that there are perhaps many children like Brandon, living in one foster home after another and this book offers great insight into their unsettled lives. This would be a great book club book because of the many diverse characters and the subject matter. This is the first I've read of this author but I'm looking forward to the next book!

This book is dedicated to Mike's H.S. English teacher, my mother, Linda Maultsby. Mom was so proud of Mike's accomplishments as an author. She had the chance to review the book shortly before she passed away in June of brain cancer. A lover of Pat Conroy's eloquence, she embraced Mike's style as well. My mother commented, "...SLOW WAY HOME is passionate and a story that everyone can relate to at some level. " Though she is not here to write a review herself, I know she wanted Mike to know that he is 2 for 2!

I just finished this touching and memorial book and
found it to be one I'll remember for a long time. Brandon
is a boy much too serious and wise for his age who
understandably has difficulty trusting others. I found
Brandon's mom to be "a piece of work", but I also found
her to be downright pitiful. I really did not want this
book to end, and was pleased to find that I felt surprisingly
good considering the subject matter. I'm looking forward
to Michael Morris's next book.