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Murrell's Story

Life on Bays Mountain Series, Book Two

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Murrell's Story

By: Barbara Arnold Linkous
Narrated by: Marcus Barton
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A Southern historical fiction, Murrell’s Story is Book Two in the Life on Bays Mountain series and can be enjoyed as a standalone book.
Born in the late 1890s and coming of age on a remote mountain in Tennessee, Murrell soon realizes that his wit and common sense may be all he has to help him navigate his journey through life.
As a young child Murrell endures the death of his Mama and emotional abandonment of his Daa. Murrell works hard to overcome his physical disability, only to end up alone at a Work Farm. His survival on a farm for the poor is filled with heartaches, loneliness, and perilous situations.
Murrell’s first-person account of his risky quest to halt a human trafficking gang will entertain and surprise the listener. When Murrell finally gets to return to his Bays Mountain, he reunites with his Daa. His determination and grit to build a good life and win the love of his life, Cora, will entertain, educate, and surprise the listener.
Murrell’s Story is filled with adventure, a dash of romance, and God’s forgiveness.
If you listened to Cora’s Story Life on Bays Mountain, you know that Murrell Crawford married Cora. What you don't know is the story of Murrell’s life growing up on Bays Mountain.

©2023 Barbara Arnold Linkous (P)2024 Barbara Arnold Linkous Christian Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Inspiring Heartfelt

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Loved the narration of Marcus Barton, who brings out the character, pain and joy to your ears.

This Story shows us and teaches you how the we as humans we can celebrate the triumph of the human spirit, even in the face of overwhelming adversity. How one person can over come resilience, learn forgiveness, and fight for a better life.

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This is an excellent follow up to the first book in this series "Cora's Story". Murrell after the loss of his mother at a very young age and having a father who cannot come to terms with her death is sent away to stay with relatives. He has to grow up quickly as he copes with a Brother in Law who does not want him and cousins who love to abuse and mistreat him. His only friend seems to be his much older sister. After a couple of years he is sent to a Poor Farm where he is expected to work to earn his keep. After a surprise return for Christmas to his father he is returning on a horse he has been given to the farm when he hears a cry for help, the story the girl with a young baby he discovers tells him reveals that everything at the poor farm is not what it seems. What can Murrell do about it? a mere 11 year old boy. The story is packed with love and compassion and is superbly written in the first person. As he grows into adulthood many more trials and tribulations are inflicted on the young man but he overcomes them all with gods help. Eventually meeting up with Cora he finds a family and here the 2 stories overlap somewhat if you have read Cora's story but it is very well done. Marcus Barton's narration is brilliant and he is Murrell, A Highly recommended listen.
I was kindly given a copy of the book by the author and leave this honest unbiased review.

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A unique story told from the perspective of an old man sharing his life. He could have been your grandpa sitting around the fire or a man at the town store playing checkers and just passing the time. I enjoyed the look into mountain life and the working farms of the Appalachian Mountains around the early 1900s.
I love the narrators lazy relaxed manner of speaking, but neither the author nor the narrator used the local tongue of that time.

This story was written and read with today's modern language and perfect English. Even though the main character did not have a lot of schooling, and the mountain people would have used their own dialect.

Christian Historical Romance

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Poor houses and work farms history Excellent history with some of the main faults People find ways to make money from poor life of both sexes Dangers of drink to own family and life in general

History of poor and reluctance to educate

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