Review: "A Remarkable Story"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 20, 2013
When I started this story, I was not sure I cared to read a novel about what is plaguing our country today ... assaults on schools.  But, there is more than this in this spellbinding, tenderly written story by respected author, Andy Holloman.  Basically, Nick Townsend, who is principal of James Thomas High School, has many demons to fight.  He's a recovering alcoholic who has lapses which impact his life and his career.  After a night of binge drinking, he awakes late with a severe headache, but worse, the memory of a violent dream which actually turns into reality several states away.  He shares this dream with his only close friend and confident, Gene, an ex-cop, who is always willing to help him from falling back into alcoholism.  Nick is divorced from his previous wife who also had alcohol problems which finally broke their marriage apart.  But Nick is past that and keeps vowing abstinence to himself and his new love of his life, Allison, who understands his battle and is willing to help him.  This is an amazing story, written in an easy style which prompted me to read into the late night.  It's a story which touches my heart as to how one struggles with grief of a lost one, and how one is also rewarded.  Yes, Andy Holloman has another winner, the writing quality is superb, the pace is vigorous, there are many twists and turns, and the characters are captivating and certainly unique.  Highly recommend this very absorbing story.