Glorify Each Day - Softcover

John Banks

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0983333408 ISBN 13: 9780983333401

Publisher: 819 Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Tommy "Teach" Morrison - teacher, raconteur and alleged devil worshiper - can't stop crying over the loss of Cait, the love of his life, a loss caused by a violent nature that he struggles to understand and control. Can Tommy come to grips with his grief about his past deeds, a past that includes more than one horrible secret? He has many people in his life who could help - including several of his students, whose essays have important lessons for Teach, if he will only listen. Glorify Each Day is a remarkable novel depicting the consequences of violence. However, it is not a dark, brooding novel, as you will quickly realize as you turn its pages. John Banks is a masterful storyteller, full of humor both outrageous and wry, but with a compassion for his characters that always shines through.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Tommy "Teach" Morrison is one of the most humorous, haunted and honest characters to cross the page in a long time. Glorify Each Day is a witty and gripping, if not addictive, read.... A read this good should not be ignored."
     --San Francisco Book Review

"As Tommy retraces his troubled past and reads his way into the lives of his community college students, he comes to challenge our expectations about the qualities that make a teacher, a soul mate, and ultimately a good man who must confront the demons within himself -- and the demons abroad in the world."
     --Valerie Nieman, author of Blood Clay and Survivors

"(A) very compelling and thought-provoking reading experience. John Banks creates a unique realism in his characters, drawing the reader into the story in such a way one might forget you're reading a work of fiction."
     --Pacific Book Review

"John Banks does a wonderful job at creating a fascinating cast of characters. Glorify Each Day is quite a unique work of fiction."
     --Rebecca's Reads

"A unique, emotional story." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Glorify Each Day is as complex as Tommy himself. Patience is required. The reward is an interesting grab bag of clever commentary on modern-day life."
     --IndieReader.com

Review:

"Glorify Each Day is the study of a middle-aged man delving into his own psyche to find the source of his troubles. There is a definite complexity simmering beneath the surface of the narrative voice, a sense that by patching together life's remnants, one can create something whole and begin anew."
    --Foreward Clarion Reviews

John Banks typifies the tradition of southern writers through his use of engaging storytelling, meticulously drawn characters, and a penchant for finding humor in most anything. Simultaneously, he also demonstrates an ability to create moving imagery of the tragic side of people and situations.
  -Joseph Yurt for blogcritics.org

About this edition

• Publisher: 819 Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0983333408
• ISBN 13: 9780983333401
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286