Amos: To Ride Adead Horse

by Stanley Gordon West

Book Overview

A sports legend resides in a nursing home who encounters and unexpected life journey.

West's AMOS is an imposing landscape of human drama and emotion - hear-rendering, timeless, hilarious, stunning, joyful, - an incredible story, a book that rips readers early and late, a novel they don't want to end... a page turner with heart, a joy to read, a treasure to cherish.

Ever so often, indifference and neglect mutate into unmitigated evil and then humanity goes on trial. Rarely, someone stands in the breach and shouts "No" with only courage and dignity as weapons. Amos was a man who thought he's experienced all that life had to offer, when with a capricious turn of fate, he fell through the cracks of society's institutions, in to the merciless cogwheels of human apathy and carelessness. His struggle not only to survive, but, to overcome is a compelling testimony to the inner strength and irrepressible spirit of man. Against devastating odds and arrogant brutality, Amos finds a triumph he never expected.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965624706
• ISBN13: 9780965624701
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Lexington-Marshall Publishing LLC
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Amos

Enjoyed this book very much. Had a different ending than expected, which was great. Loved it!

A good read, but disturbing

I enjoyed this book, but only gave it 4 stars because the subject matter was very hard for me to read. If you have any relatives in nursing homes, this story will hit home. The plot is all the more disturbing because it is based on true events from a real nursing home. West again creates characters who are dynamic and persever even when faced with amazing odds.

Brilliant Book

An extraordinary book, highly entertaining and very suspenseful. A celebration of the human spirit!