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BOOK REVIEW: A Thousand Tomorrows
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by: Laura V. Hilton Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: A Thousand Tomorrows Author: Karen Kingsbury Publisher: Center Street ISBN: 0-446-52967-2 Genre: Inspirational/Contemporary/Women/Fiction Cody Gunner knows just one thing. Since his dad is a professional football player, he wants nothing to do with the sport. Angry at his father for walking out and leaving his mother and his handicapped little brother, Cody decides to go out for the one sport that will allow him to work out his anger. Bull riding. Cody possesses a natural talent and soon becomes a top ranking bull rider. Ali Daniels has loved horses as long as she can remember. She makes the most of every moment and risks her life for her passion. Now she is the top barrel racer in the country. But she has never taken the time to make friends and no one knows her terrible secret. Competing is all Cody and Ali need until the day, Cody accidentally discovers Ali’s secret. The two become friends, of sort; even through her parents want her to have nothing to do with Cody Gunner. Will Ali and Cody ever be able to become more than friends? Or will Ali’s secret destroy any chance of that happening? I felt at first that A Thousand Tomorrows is more telling than showing, but nevertheless I had no problem getting into the story and it held my interest until the end. I sympathized with Cody and felt his anger when his father walked out and also identified with Ali. Both characters are realistic. A Thousand Tomorrows is heart tugging. Readers will need a box of tissue close by. Although Karen Kingsbury usually writes inspirational novels, this one is from a new line focusing on wholesome fiction without an overt religious slant. A Thousand Tomorrows is a very good read. $18.95 hard cover. 241 pages. | |
