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# Lay that Trumpet in Our Hands: A Novel

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    It's A Wonderful Life
  

*by T***Y on Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2009*

I must say, it is seldom that I find a book so well written.  I never thought I would find a book about my tiny cracker town!  I lived in the city for 30 years and it is very realistic.The book itself was a wonderful story about light over coming darkness.  In many ways, I almost felt like I was reading something akin to that movie we all love, "It's a Wonderful Life" meets "To Kill A Mockingbird".  When evil strikes this tiny town, people of courage band together to fight it and good over comes evil.Reesa's family settles from the North into a quiet, sleepy Orange Grove community.  It is only when a good family friend, mistaken for being someone else is murdered as a racist act.  Grief stricken, the family determines a clever way to circumvent the evil law enforcement officials who don't bother investigating and beat the Klan at their own game.This book is full of Florida History.  As a Floridian, I find that most of the history written is either on the Native American's or more present day.  Seldom does anyone take on the more hidden stories.  Whereas, Rosewood takes on the acts of the Klan just 2 hours North of Central Florida, it was much a more sterile account since most of the survivors were gone.The characters were well drawn and believable.  Cudos to Ms. McCarthy, she is a master story teller.  I also admire her for telling the story.  I particularly enjoyed how she ended her story, something that is a challenge for many writers.  Rarely do I find a story that puts a lump in my throat.I wish the ending were more true to reality; that everyone in this town had changed for the better, that a next generation would rise let go of their need for supremacy and embrace the brotherhood of mankind.  Yes, things are a bit better, unfortunately, most of the people, who ran this town more than 50 years ago now have passed the torch to their offspring and amazingly some are even still in power!  Now they cloak their animosity more effectively but the hatred and fear is still present.  So, I pray that the Lord will Lay the Trumpets in Our Hands and that the True Light will soon overcome the darkness.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    The book is good but not great
  

*by H***N on Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2016*

This novel by a central Floridian is written in the style of Scout in To Kill A Mockingbird. It  is a story told by a young white girl, Reesa, who is growing up in the late 40's and early 50's in a small town outside Orlando (itself a small town at the time).  The KKK is very active in Florida (perhaps the most racist state at the time). A young friend, Marvin, is brutally murdered by the Klan which has an enduring effect on Reesa who is looking for understanding and justice. The story revolves around historical events and individuals. There is the brutal Lake County Sheriff, Willis McCall, who stayed in office until the mid 70's in spite of murdering two shackled and handcuffed prisoners. There is Thurgood Marshall who was head of the NAACP (later a Supreme Court Justice), J. Edgar Hoover, Governor Fuller Warren, Harry and Harriett Moore (Harry was the first civil rights leader assassinated when on Christmas eve and his wedding anniversary he and his family were dynamited), etc. The book is good but not great. The ending was somewhat disappointing. If intesested about these events and times, I would recommend The Devil in the Grove.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Very well written fictionalized account of generally unknown Florida history
  

*by B***H on Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2020*

This is way out of the norm from what I usually read - thrillers and other "action" books.  But a friend who grew up in the area where the book takes place mentioned it, so I purchased it out of curiosity and started reading it out of friendship.  SO glad I did, because this is one of the best books I've ever read.  It starts out somewhat slow, but I'm very glad I stuck with it. The author is a master storyteller - I could actually feel the atmosphere depicted in the book and had a great sense of the places she writes about.  It also made me ashamed to be a Floridian, not knowing that severe racial injustice was the norm not that long ago.

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