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by: Charles Martin  List Price: $13.99 Price: $9.40 You Save: $4.59 (33%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Format: Bargain Price Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: May 12, 2004 Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Last October, after the soybeans had peaked at four feet, the corn spiraled to almost double that, and the wisteria had shed its purple, a breeze picked up, pushed out the summer heat, and woke Maggie. She rolled over, tapped me on the shoulder and said, Let's go swimming. We held hands down to the river where Maggie took a swan dive into the South Carolina moonlight. And so the story begins for Dylan and Maggie Styles, a young couple in love, who wait expectantly for the birth of their first son. But events take a tragic turn in the delivery room, and their child is delivered stillborn. When Maggie hemorrhages and slips into a coma, Dylan too slips into what can only be described as a walking coma, holding vigil at Maggie's bedside. Usually tough and self-reliant, an outdoorsman and a farmer, Dylan finds that everything he has known and relied upon, even his deepest sense of who he is as a person, is suddenly thrown into doubt. In a desolate place, naked and alone, he asks Why live? and hopes someone is listening who has the answer. Through friends and grace-filled moments of insight, the defenses around Dylan slowly break away, but it will take a second tragedy--and an anxious period of wrestling with God--to truly awaken him from his stupor and open him up to a new life. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Enjoyable readI really enjoyed this novel of love, hope and determination. It sort of reminded me of something Nicholas Sparks would write. Who is another author I enjoy when I want a simple wholesome book to read. I ordered two more books and plan on reading all of the Martin books if there anything like this one. Rating: - Another beautiful book by Charles MartinIn The Dead Don't Dance Charles Martin once again creates characters that the reader grows to love. Martin's wonderful mix of drama, contemplation and humor give a great pace to the novel. His books are very inspirational, but never preachy or simplistic. Rating: - Amazing Story!Charles Martin is an exceptional writer! I could hardly put the book down! I highly recommend all of Charles Martin's book! Rating: - wonerful characterizations of southern peopleThe Dead Don't Dance is simply marvelous. Charles Martin has written a profound novel of life in the South without creating ridiculous characters. The protagonist is a man trying to find meaning in his life after the death of his firstborn and the half-life of his wife after she lapsed into a coma following complications from the birth. A must read for anyone searching for meaning in their lives. Rating: - I had a hard time putting this book down.I hesitated reading this book because I was worried it would be too sad for me. But I decided to give it a try because I had read another book by Charles Martin, When Crickets Cry, and loved it. It was a book that stuck with me and I made a mental note to read something else by him. I also loved 'The Dead Don't Dance'. Even though I cried; it did not weigh me down. I grew to love the characters and I am already half way through its sequel 'Maggie'. Charles Martin is an author to follow. I plan ... Read More 
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