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Solomon's Oak: A Novel Hardcover – October 12, 2010

by Jo-Ann Mapson (Author)

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Solomon's Oak is the story of three people who have suffered losses that changed their lives forever.

Glory Solomon, a young widow, holds tight to her memories while she struggles to hold on to her Central California farm. She makes ends meet by hosting weddings in the chapel her husband had built under their two-hundred-year-old white oak tree, known locally as Solomon's Oak. Fourteen-year-old Juniper McGuire is the lone survivor of a family decimated by her sister's disappearance. She arrives on Glory's doorstep, pierced, tattooed, angry, and homeless. When Glory's husband Dan was alive, they took in foster children, but Juniper may be more than she can handle alone. Joseph Vigil is a former Albuquerque police officer and crime lab photographer who was shot during a meth lab bust that took the life of his best friend. Now disabled and in constant pain, he arrives in California to fulfill his dream of photographing the state's giant trees, including Solomon's Oak.

In Jo-Ann Mapson's deeply felt, wise, and gritty novel, these three broken souls will find in each other an unexpected comfort, the bond of friendship, and a second chance to see the miracles of everyday life.

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Mapson's (Hank & Chloe) latest is an emotionally genuine if predictable story of three lonely, damaged people who find solace in one another. A year after the untimely death of her husband, Dan, Glory Solomon is adrift, in financial trouble, and unable to find much meaning in a world without her mate. But when she opens a wedding chapel on her historic California ranch (known for its ancient oak tree), she attracts a variety of couples in search of unconventional nuptials--and two lost souls. Juniper McGuire, an angry teenage girl, is still reeling from the tragedy that put her into the foster care system. And a former crime scene photographer, Joseph Vigil, suffers chronic pain from an on-the-job accident. Together, the three grievers form a tentative support system that could--if they'll let it--be called love. As in her previous novels, Mapson seems most at ease describing the relationship between human and animal--especially dogs and horses--and in rendering the Western landscape. Her facility with dialogue, however, is less impressive, but most readers will be too involved in the sweep of loss and recovery to stumble for long over awkward talk.
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Newly widowed, Glory Solomon is barely holding on to her feelings or her finances when she begins hosting destination weddings in the rustic chapel her late husband built in the shade of their towering, historic white oak. On the day a pirate-themed ceremony takes place, however, Glory embarks on a bigger adventure than any saucy bride or her swashbuckling groom could imagine. Having raised foster sons in the past when Dan was alive, Glory finds herself totally unprepared for the tattooed, pierced, and ill-tempered 14-year-old girl who is put in her care. Juniper’s family fell apart when her older sister disappeared, and her raw emotions at being abandoned by her loved ones prove to be more than fragile Glory can handle. Fortunately, help arrives in the form of Joseph Virgil, a wounded ex-cop with significant emotional baggage of his own. With abundant compassion and soothing humor, three damaged souls are rescued in Mapson’s delicate tale of renewal and healing. --Carol Haggas

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Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA; First Printing edition (October 12, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1608193306
ISBN-13: 978-1608193301
Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 1.3 x 8.6 inches
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Average Customer Review: 171 customer reviews
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THE EMBRACING SPIRIT OF AN OLD OAK TREE...

December 2, 2010

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Against the backdrop of a gorgeous Central California Coastal town, this story begins with an historic moment in the past: a man, his wife, and his daughter are set to partake of the golden riches of the new land when tragedy strikes in the form of a swollen Nacimiento River.

From there we open on another world, in another century, and a woman named Glory Solomon, whose life and joy have centered on this land and near this huge white oak tree named Solomon's Oak. Here she had shared a wonderful time with her husband Dan--until he abruptly and unexpectedly died.

Putting her life and her finances back together in the year afterwards comes to be her biggest challenge yet. But near the old oak tree is a small chapel her husband built. And an unconventional couple pleads with Glory to allow them to have their "pirates wedding" there. From this beginning, a new business of hosting weddings for unconventional couples is born.

And on that first day, she meets two other damaged souls: Juniper McGuire, a broken teen, abandoned by her family and the plight that took them under; and ex-cop Joseph Vigil, wounded and still in critical pain, who drops onto the scene unexpectedly to photograph the oak tree.

Juniper is Glory's latest foster child (and first girl), and even though they almost immediately connect, there is so much trouble on the horizon. Will Glory be able to improve this girl's life without taking herself down too? And what will the newly developing bond between her and Joseph bring into their lives? And how will Glory's rescue dogs and horses add or subtract from the scene?

Watching Glory's struggles with Juniper was the most enjoyable part of the story to me. And while the somewhat predictable romance brewing between Glory and Joseph felt like something that could and even should happen, I didn't really "feel" any chemistry between them. To me, it just seemed like one of those plot points that was tossed in there to give Glory something to help her move on. Which is why I deducted one star.

What I loved most about Solomon's Oak: A Novel was the descriptive language that brought the oak tree alive until I could almost see it bending over the people in its wake, as if it were some kind of warm, embracing, and spiritual presence.

A four star read that is sure to captivate many, Solomon's Oak: A Novel was definitely an unforgettable read.

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Another Tender, Loving, Wonderful Story by Ms. Mapson

October 25, 2010

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I've read every one of Jo-Ann Mapson's fabulous books beginning with my favorite, Hank & Chloe, in 1993 and couldn't put any of them down. She writes so beautifully and in the moment that you don't want to put her stories down to even cook supper. If you haven't read any of her books, then definitely get busy reading! Blue Rodeo was my next read of hers a few years later and by then, I had to buy all of her books because I was hopelessly hooked on her down-to-earth characters and her riveting style of storytelling.

"Solomon's Oak" is about Glory Solomon, a young widow, who's struggling financially to hold onto her California farm after the sudden death of her husband of 20 years, Dan. She makes ends meet by hosting weddings in a chapel her husband built under their two-hundred-year-old White Oak tree, known locally as Solomon's Oak. Her first wedding is a Pirate-themed wedding and it's hilarious. The day of the wedding, though, her good friend Caroline, who's a social worker, calls her with a proposition: to take in a 14 year old tattooed, pierced teen girl, Juniper McGuire, the lone survivor of a troubled family, until she can find her another foster home. Juniper's mother had committed suicide after the disappearance one night of her teen sister when Juniper was ten and her father simply walked away one day, leaving Juniper homeless. Her sister was never found. Glory and Dan had successfully raised several teen boys in the foster care system.

The day of the pirate wedding, Joseph Vigil, a divorced, former police officer arrives at Solomon's Oak and unwittingly becomes a part of the festivities and then, a part of Glory and Juniper's life. If you enjoyed Ms. Mapson's other books, then this one will not disappoing you. It's a keeper and I highly recommend it.

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Quiet book you want to curl up with

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Jo-Ann Mapson's Solomon's Oak is one of those books that doesn't shock and amaze you, doesn't have a giant twist or huge climax, but steals your heart with its story.

Glory is struggling to keep herself afloat after she was unexpectedly widowed. She and her late husband had frequently fostered boys, but when a girl in need of a foster home turns up, the social worker she considers a friend asks a last-minute favor of Glory, who's attempting to get a wedding business started on her property, featuring the legendary oak of the title, Glory's entire life is upended. The foster child, Juniper, has been abandoned in more than one way by her parents after tragedy took her older sister, and Glory doesn't have it in her to reject the teen again.

Also coming onto the scene is retired policeman Joseph, who was injured in the line of duty. All he wanted was to photograph the oak, but he gets pulled into Glory and Juniper's lives.

All three are broken, and Solomon's Oak is about their stories: How three people each nursing their own brokenness can come together and heal some of the hurt. Each interaction between any combination of the three is both painful and cathartic.

While not everything has a pat resolution, and some plot elements may feel contrived, Solomon's Oak is one of those books you just want to curl up with and enjoy. I love quiet novels, and this one is one of the better ones.

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