If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram (and I hope you do) then you’ve seen me post tons about a new book coming out this month- The Law of Moses by Amy Harmon. Little sneak peeks, if you will.
I’ve read everything Amy Harmon has written. I’ve read Running Barefoot
If you haven’t read anything from her yet, they’re all amazing. I suggest starting with Making Faces
Oh my gosh, such a good book. It’s overdue for a book review here on the blog. I’ll get on that.
Anyway, back on track, The Law of Moses. New release on Thanksgiving. And it’s ready for pre-order starting today! Yes, you bet I already have mine ordered and queued into my Kindle ready to upload the minute it’s available.
Here’s a synopsis from the publisher about the book. Warning: Once you read this you WILL want the rest of the story, so be prepared to pre-order now and be glued to the book Thanksgiving day-
If I tell you right up front, right in the beginning that I lost him, it will be easier for you to bear. You will know it’s coming, and it will hurt. But you’ll be able to prepare…
Someone found him in a laundry basket at the Quick Wash, wrapped in a towel, a few hours old and close to death. They called him Baby Moses when they shared his story on the ten o’clock news – the little baby left in a basket at a dingy Laundromat, born to a crack addict and expected to have all sorts of problems. I imagined the crack baby, Moses, having a giant crack that ran down his body, like he’d been broken at birth. I knew that wasn’t what the term meant, but the image stuck in my mind. Maybe the fact that he was broken drew me to him from the start.
It all happened before I was born, and by the time I met Moses and my mom told me all about him, the story was old news and nobody wanted anything to do with him. People love babies, even sick babies. Even crack babies. But babies grow up to be kids, and kids grow up to be teenagers. Nobody wants a messed up teenager.
And Moses was messed up. Moses was a law unto himself. But he was also strange and exotic and beautiful. To be with him would change my life in ways I could never have imagined. Maybe I should have stayed away. Maybe I should have listened. My mother warned me. Even Moses warned me. But I didn’t stay away.
And so begins a story of pain and promise, of heartache and healing, of life and death. A story of before and after, of new beginnings and never-endings. But most of all…a love story.
Okay, okay. Just in case that synopsis wasn’t enough encouragement, here’s another little gem from the publisher, an actual excerpt from the novel…
The Law of Moses-
“I haven’t cried today,” I realized suddenly, and Moses gave in and sat down beside me, his size and heat making me curl against him and lean my head on his shoulder. He ran a big hand over my hair and left it cradled against my face. I turned my cheek and kissed his palm and felt him shudder. Then he wrapped both of his arms around me so I could bury my face in his chest and he could rest his head on my hair.
“If you keep being sweet I will break my new record,” I whispered. “And I’ll cry again.”
“Crying from sweetness doesn’t count,” he whispered back, and I felt the moisture prick my eyes, just as I’d predicted. “Gi used to say happy tears watered our gratitude. She even had a cross-stitch that said as much. I thought it was stupid.” I could hear the smile in his voice.
“Ah . . . so Gi was a believer in the five greats.” I pressed my lips against his throat, wanting to get as close to him as I could.
“Gi was a believer in all good things,” he rubbed his cheek softly against my hair, nuzzling me.
“Especially you.”
“Even me,” Moses said, lifting his hand to my chin.
Five Greats seems to be recurring theme within the story. I’m not sure if it’s five great quotes, moments in our lives, things we appreciate… I don’t know, and I’m not sure it matters. I find that if I start pondering any of those things, it’s honestly hard to narrow it down.
Here’s where I’d begin-
- Family
- Love
- Creativity
- Peace
- Contentment
What about you? Thoughts to ponder for sure.
About the author-
Amy Harmon knew at an early age that writing was something she wanted to do, and she divided her time between writing songs and stories as she grew. Having grown up in the middle of wheat fields without a television with only her books and her siblings to entertain her, she developed a strong sense of what made a good story.Amy Harmon has been a motivational speaker, a grade school teacher, a junior high teacher, a home school mom, and a member of the Grammy Award winning Saints Unified Voices Choir, directed by Gladys Knight. She released a Christian Blues CD in 2007 called “What I Know” – also available on Amazon and wherever digital music is sold. She has written five novels, Running Barefoot, Slow Dance in Purgatory, Prom Night in Purgatory, the New York Times Bestseller, A Different Blue, Making Faces and most recently, Infinity + One.
And, I want to show you, she’s fantastic enough to actually take the time to send real life snail mail to say thanks to the book loving bloggers like myself who are giving The Law of Moses a special shout out.
My husband laughs at me because he says I’d recognize my favorite authors if they walked into a room I was in faster than I’d recognize most of the top 40 music artists today. He’s right. I have this hanging in my office, cause y’all, I got an autograph!
