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A House Divided

By: Robert Whitlow
Narrated by: Heath McClure
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Corbin Gage can stand up to anyone. But his own divided house will bring him to his knees.

Corbin, a longtime legal champion for the downtrodden, is slowly drinking himself into the grave. His love for "mountain water" has cost him his marriage to the godliest woman he knows, ruined his relationship with his daughter, Roxy, and reduced the business at his small Georgia law firm to a level where he can barely keep the bill collectors at bay. But it isn't until his son, Ray, threatens to limit Corbin's time with his grandson that Corbin begins to acknowledge he might have a problem.

Despite the mess that surrounds his personal life, and against the advice of everyone he knows, Corbin takes on a high-stakes tort case on behalf of two boys who have contracted non-Hodgkin's lymphoma due to an alleged chemical exposure. The defendant, a fertilizer company, is the largest employer in the area. The lawsuit becomes a tornado that sucks Corbin, Ray, and Roxy into an increasingly deadly vortex. Equally intense pressure within the family threatens to destroy, once and for all, the thin threads that connect them.

Corbin must find the strength to stand up to his personal demons. Justice for two dying boys depends on it...his family depends on it.

©2015 Robert Whitlow (P)2015 Thomas Nelson Publishers

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I feel like I've been in a church...

listening to a long winded sermon for 11 hours. Novels written to sell a religious perspective are not my thing. I made a mistake of not learning more about the author and the type of book he writes. This book is like those written by Joel C Rosenberg on steroids. I expected a good legal thriller.

And I did listen to a good legal thriller that ends as a tear jerker. I really have no complaints about the quality of the story; it is quite good! Indeed as a legal thriller it is better than Grisham's latest pathetic effort (Rogue Lawyer).

I decided not to down rate A House Divided because of its pushing of a religious point of view. Instead, I have rated it solely on the quality of the story.

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Alcoholism, Redemption and Family

I immediately liked Corbin . . . lawyer and champion to the downtrodden in the small Georgia town . . . and its no small coincidence that I did . . . as the adult child of an alcoholic, I identified very much with him and his family . . . when he courageously took on the case of the children who had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, pitting himself and them against the biggest employer in the town, (alleging their illnesses were due to exposure to the chemicals from the local fertilizer plant), my respect grew for him . . . at the same time Corbin was fighting his own demons . . . about to lose the contact with his grandson, Billy, whom he adored, Corbin finally agrees to go to AA meetings . . . and is not entirely successful . . . this story of Corbin, his two grown children, Ray and Roxy . . . big law firms with $ in their eyes . . . rings very true . . . and I appreciate so much the honesty in this tale . . . the truth that life is so ironic, that GOOD lies in the heart of the alcoholics that we love, that justice and right and wrong can be very prevalent in their minds, and that they are fighting a battle that we cannot even fathom . . . the narration left a little to be desired, but otherwise, this is one of the best books . . . the conclusion, too, was very satisfying, both on the legal issue and the eventual healing of the family

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Good Story, Terrible Performance

I bought the Whisper Sync version of this book thinking I would have time to sit and read. I didn’t which was unfortunate. I probably would have enjoyed the book had I. As it was, I gritted my teeth through the entire listening. Heath McClure gave a poor, flat, and at times monotone reading of A House Divided. I’ll skip books with his byline from now on. I tried to be generous with the overall rating considering the author’s engaging plot and character development. However, since this is a review for an audiobook, I must consider the reader’s contribution and recommend the print version.

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Robert whitlow one of the best

Awesome. The narrator was excellent. I just can't wait until his next book comes out.

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Nice family setting/ a little predictive

Having just listened to this book for a second time, I choose to amend my previous review as follows.

The narrator did a pretty good job, but he was sometimes choppy, giving a different meaning to what was said. He often sounded like he was reading something he did not feel.
I disagree very strongly with Whitlow's portrayal of the AA organization. Although he gives them credence as a Christian organization, they do not propose to be Christian, just supportive of the person. Their 'God as you understand him' does not assume the Christ of the Bible; it can be anything you choose, including a bottle. This is such a pagan concept. But Whitlow seems to put this organization on the same level as the Word of God. That in my estimation is not a characteristic of a Christian.

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Excellent Story!

I would recommend this book to anyone who has ever struggled with an addiction or moral issue. The solutions are worth trying.

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Good Story

I really liked the story. That said, I thought the ending was a little rushed and left a lot of questions unanswered (and not in a cliffhanger way). I wish the book was a few chapters longer and the ending played out in a little more detail.

All in all, I did enjoy the book and the performance was very good.

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Fantastic

I thought the whole story, including narrator were fantastic, in such a real life way how Jesus is the Only One who can fix your mistakes, no matter how bad they were, thank you for the awesome story

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Great read.

Another excellent story by Whitlow. Blaming others is an easy out. While facing ourselves & still loving is harder still. All this twisted into a civil case. I'm still not sure but suspect the job loss as part of the conspiracy.

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Excellent story

This was a well written story with great character development. I enjoyed it thoroughly and the message of hope it shared.

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