Spider Catcher, The [Paperback]

Gilbert Morris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2003

He is a young Welshman who forsook the family shipbuilding business to study medicine . . . until, poised at the brink of a brilliant career, tragedy broke his heart and shattered his dreams. She is a daughter of London's inner city, a woman-child weaned on life's harsh realities who has learned much about fending for her living and her virtue but little of what it means to be loved. Thrown together by circumstance, Rees Kenyon and Callie Summers head across the ocean toward a new life during the stormy beginnings of the American Revolution. As a new nation struggles for independence, Rees employs his medical knowledge to save lives, and his shipbuilder's skills to build the potent fighting vessel known as the 'spider catcher.' But it is Callie, whom Rees scooped from the mud of the London streets, on whom his own life will soon depend . . . and who can help him find for himself the faith, hope, and love he has taught her.

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He is a young Welshman who forsook the family shipbuilding business to study medicine . . . until, poised at the brink of a brilliant career, tragedy broke his heart and shattered his dreams.

She is a daughter of London’s inner city, a woman-child weaned on life’s harsh realities who has learned much about fending for her living and her virtue but little of what it means to be loved.

Thrown together by circumstance, Rees Kenyon and Callie Summers head across the ocean toward a new life during the stormy beginnings of the American Revolution. As a new nation struggles for independence, Rees employs his medical knowledge to save lives, and his shipbuilder’s skills to build the potent fighting vessel known as the "spider catcher."

But it is Callie, whom Rees scooped from the mud of the London streets, on whom his own life will soon depend . . . and who can help him find for himself the faith, hope, and love he has taught her.

About the Author

Gilbert Morris is one of today's best-known Christian novelists, specializing in historical fiction. His best-selling works include Edge of Honor (winner of a Christy Award in 2001), Jacob's Way, The Spider Catcher, the House of Winslow series, the Appomattox series, and The Wakefield Saga. He lives in Gulf Shores, Alabama with his wife, Johnnie.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (May 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310246989
• ISBN-13: 978-0310246985
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,547,005 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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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A sequel in the works?, November 16, 2003

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This review is from: Spider Catcher, The (Paperback)

This is a great read about family battles, love lost, and the revolutionary war. I enjoy Morris' books, but this one left me wondering if there would be a sequel. The love story wrapped up in two pages and left you wondering what would happen to everyone? If this is a series, I wholeheartedly recommend it, if not you probably will not like the ending.

5.0 out of 5 stars I enjoy reading Gilbert Morris books, February 8, 2012

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This review is from: The Spider Catcher (Paperback)

Gilbert Morris has never disappointed me when I set down to read a good book. He writes a book that you enjoy and for awhile put yourself into a different time and place.

1.0 out of 5 stars Boring, November 6, 2011

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This review is from: The Spider Catcher (Hardcover)

I really tried to finish this book but quit about 3/4 of the way through. I felt it dragged and seemed like something I may have enjoyed when I was a young girl.