When Crickets Cry (2006)

by Charles Martin

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Fiction. Literature. Romance. Christian Fiction. HTML: From the bestselling author of The Mountain Between Us comes the moving story of a man with a painful past, a little girl with a doubtful future, and a shared journey toward healing for both of their hearts. It begins on the shaded town square in a sleepy Southern town. A spirited seven-year-old has a brisk business at her lemonade stand. But the little girl's pretty yellow dress can't quite hide the ugly scar on her chest. Her latest customer, a bearded stranger, drains his cup and heads to his car, his mind on a boat he's restoring at a nearby lake. The stranger understands more about the scar than he wants to admit. And the beat-up bread truck careening around the corner with its radio blaring is about to change the trajectory of both their lives. Before it's over, they'll both know there are painful reasons why crickets cry . . . and that miracles lurk around unexpected corners. Praise for When Crickets Cry: "If you read any book this year, this is the one." �Coffee Time Romance "Charming characters and twists that keep the pages turning." �Southern Living A Southern Living Book of the Month selection Stand-alone contemporary Christian fiction (approx. 85,000 words) Also by Charles Martin: The Letter Keeper, The Mountain Between Us, Send Down the Rain, and Chasing Fireflies .… (more)

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I gave this book the rating I did because I was fascinated with the amount of technical knowledge the author wrote about on heart surgeries. (

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tinabuchanan | Nov 13, 2024 |

I listened and loved!!!!!

Chapter 34 though…oh my goodness!! And chapter 52 I think it is. Two chapters you may never forget!!

I loved the ease of listening to this story. Amidst the detailed descriptions of the heart, this story was all heart. Beautiful and haunting and mesmerizing. (

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snewell2 | Jun 24, 2024 |

Amazingly written. I fell in love with the characters. (

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MariaStroud | Aug 25, 2023 |

This is my first Charles Martin book but it definitely won't be my last! I have already purchased several of his other books and look forward to reading them as well. There's a 7 year old little girl with a lemonade stand doing a very brisk business. She has a large scar on her chest that her sundress can't hide. There's a stranger who recognizes the scar but turns away. When a run away bread truck comes careening around the corner, both of their lives change completely. An incredible story! (

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Dianekeenoy | Apr 7, 2023 |

I really like this author.
Outstanding character development and good storytelling.
Like the others I have read by this author the ending is usually predictable but because the writing is so good, it doesn’t matter. How the characters get to the end is where the power of the writing really shines. (

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Fiction. Literature. Romance. Christian Fiction. HTML:

From the bestselling author of The Mountain Between Us comes the moving story of a man with a painful past, a little girl with a doubtful future, and a shared journey toward healing for both of their hearts.

It begins on the shaded town square in a sleepy Southern town. A spirited seven-year-old has a brisk business at her lemonade stand. But the little girl's pretty yellow dress can't quite hide the ugly scar on her chest.

Her latest customer, a bearded stranger, drains his cup and heads to his car, his mind on a boat he's restoring at a nearby lake. The stranger understands more about the scar than he wants to admit. And the beat-up bread truck careening around the corner with its radio blaring is about to change the trajectory of both their lives.

Before it's over, they'll both know there are painful reasons why crickets cry . . . and that miracles lurk around unexpected corners.

Praise for When Crickets Cry:

"If you read any book this year, this is the one." �Coffee Time Romance

"Charming characters and twists that keep the pages turning." �Southern Living

A Southern Living Book of the Month selection Stand-alone contemporary Christian fiction (approx. 85,000 words) Also by Charles Martin: The Letter Keeper, The Mountain Between Us, Send Down the Rain, and Chasing Fireflies.

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