She marries Tom, a Baptist who not only doesn't approve of Ginny's Pentecostal leanings but actively disapproves of what he considers silly, even embarrassing behavior. Whether skies be blue or grey. Ginny, who marries Tom at the turn of the century after her family has given up on her ever marrying, narrates THE TRUEST PLEASURE--the story of their life together on her father's farm in the western North Carolina mountains. Ginny was the widowed mother in THIS ROCK, and this book takes place when Moody and Muir are young children. But if you savor writing that is lush with vivid imagery and nuanced emotions you will find it in this beautifully written portrait of a marriage. It's not until Tom lies unconscious and at the mercy of a disease for which the mountain doctor has no cure that Ginny realizes her truest pleasure is her love for her husband. I finished this book over the Weekend. Ginny is obsessed by Pentecostal preaching. Tom wants land to call his own. The Truest Pleasure is the story of a couple who enter their marriage out of convenience - Ginny needs help caring for her father's land and Tom wants some land to call his own. Welcome back. I don’t know exactly how he did this, but Robert Morgan got into the head of a woman and made her seem real on the page. I read Gap Creek by this author, which I really enjoyed. An excellent book about family, relationships, marriage, faith, willfulness, love, jealousy, heart, and home. Not a beach read, but definitely a book you will think about long after you close the cover. Be the first to ask a question about The Truest Pleasure. The Truest Pleasure was written before Gap Creek was but I just happened to read Gap Creek first. Good read looking into the lives of families in the old days. Really crap ending. Her "truest pleasure" is attending Pentecostal church services where people often become "moved by the Spirit" and fall into trances, dance, and speak in tongues. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. I'm glad I didn't pay for it. this book has the same no-nonsense but elegant writing style about life a century ago. All work and no play for sure...I know I could never live that life! This book is similar to Gap Creek but so good. I read it because I found it in a little free library. It's not until Tom lies unconscious at the mercy of a disease for which the mountain doctor has no cure that Ginny's truest pleasure comes into focus. . Though not for everyone, I thought this book captured life in the Appalachians in the early 1900s. I absolutely loved this book! She's inheriting acreage and the house from her father when he passes but for now he lives with them and eventually their children as time goes on. the Need to Inspire. The Truest Pleasure, a Poem to Lift Your Spirits Back on Track. I found the book very moving in so many ways. The truest pleasure. Hello, Sign in. It evokes a specific time and place in that way some writers have that makes you believe you've been there and lived with those people. I'm going to look for more of his work. His insight to what's going on in his main character's mind is amazing -- and his main characters in both Gap Creek and Truest Pleasure are women! Lauren Hough on Leaving Cults, the Military, and Bad Jobs. Truth be known--and they both know it--their marriage is mutually beneficial in purely practical terms. Most good historical fiction brings out the time period and place well, but this book goes much farther. Robert Morgan's style reminds me of Janice Holt Giles'. He means to tell the readers that we should look at our beloved every day to discover what he has given, what is positive in that life, not what is negative. Through the trials and tribulations of farm life and a tumultuous marriage, the couple comes together. She's inheriting acreage and the house from her father when he passes but for now he lives with them and eventually their children as time goes on. This was the first book in the series, but I read the third book first. They have a lot in common- … She is religious, he is not; this is but one of the many obstacles they face in their new life. When they are not fighting, they are drawn to each other sexually. It was a pleasure to hold in my hand ... published slightly shorter than most books. Be the first one to, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Soon however, we learn the one thing that they do not share is the love for brush arbor revivals where those attending lose themselves in the art of speaking in tongues. Cart He spends all of his hours working hard on their farm, scheming about how to make every dollar he can. on October 28, 2014, A marriage threatened by religious fervor is saved by an illness. flag. The truest pleasure. The truest pleasure Item Preview > remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. They have a lot in common--love of the land and fathers who fought in the Civil War. They have a lot in common--love of the land and fathers who fought in the Civil War. I learned so much about myself in reading about the marriage of Ginny and Tom. Morgan follows the lives of Julie and Hank who get married after knowing each other one month back in the 1920s and set out a life together in the mountains of North Carolina. 1st ed. . What an insightful story of love, of marriage, of family. They have a lot in common- … Robert Morgan writes like a dream. Ginny and Tom have a lot in common—a love of the land, and fathers who fought in the Civil War. The Truest Pleasure Bit slow and hard to get into. Set on the same ground and in the same time as Cold Mountain, The Truest Pleasure is a transcendent, critically acclaimed love story by one of America's finest writers. All the never ending work, sicknesses, child bearing problems, revival tent religions, etc. Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. A "wondrous" novel of a marriage in the Appalachian Mountains, from the New York Times–bestselling author of Gap Creek (San Antonio Express-News). A friend gave me this book. Praise for THE TRUEST PLEASURE: "Marvelously vivid imagery. I picked up a copy of The Truest Pleasure because I absolutely loved Gap Creek. i really liked 'gap creek' by the same author. Something about Ginny just resonated with me. This book made me more appreciative of other people's pain and frailties as we drag along all our shortcomings through the short time we're together on our earthly journey. “I'm in a weird place because the book is about to come out. Tom wants land to call his own, and Ginny knows she can't manage her aging father's farm by … There was also a religion component with Pa and Ginny being drawn to the revivals and such while husband Tom wasn't a fan...I'm sure it's well researched and accurate to what daily life was like for these families but with so much heavy manual labor and lack of modern conveniences or modern medicine it was sad to me. a quietly audacious book." Tom's father died in the war, but Ginny's father came back to western North Carolina to hold on to the farm and turn a profit. It gave me a sense of that place, the time frame, the religious struggles, and the struggles between two head-strong people like Tom and Ginny. Ginny, who marries Tom at the turn of the century after her family has given up on her ever marrying, narrates THE TRUEST PLEASURE--the story of their life together on her father's farm in the western North Carolina mountains. Hello, Sign in. The Truest Pleasure (Book) : Morgan, Robert : Ginny, who marries Tom at the turn of the century after her family has given up on her ever marrying, narrates THE TRUEST PLEASURE--the story of their life together on her father's farm in the western North Carolina mountains. I did not really like this book. Robert Morgan is the author of Gap Creek and this follows the same time frame. The ultimate message, in an Ecclesiastical way, is to appreciate the important things in life. AbeBooks.com: The Truest Pleasure (9781565122222) by Morgan, Robert and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. I really liked this little novel. 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