Just Shy of Harmony
Just Shy of Harmony
Just Shy of Harmony
Philip Gulley
HarperSanFrancisco Publishers
Pastor Sam Gardner faces a crisis of faith, Wayne Fleming discovers why his wife ran away, and Jessie Peacock is a reluctant lottery winner in this warm, funny follow-up to Philip Gulley’s 2001 Home to Harmony release.
In Just Shy of Harmony, Gulley once again draws on his experiences in Danville, Ind., and his duties as a part-time Quaker minister to tell a wonderful tale of a fictitious community of colorful characters who share goodness and gossip, controversy and compassion—a real-life microcosm of mankind.
Gulley’s stories get at the heart of the simple joys, stranger-than-fiction humor, and day-to-day drama of small town life and reveal how even the largest of problems inevitably resolve themselves. No wonder he’s been called Indiana’s Garrison Keillor.
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