Critical Praise

"Morris excels in creating the child's voice.... an inspiring portrait of a true survivor."

——BookPage

"… echoes of Harper Lee…or of Flannery O'Connor's Southern grotesques . . . or even of Huck Finn…. "

——Washington Post

"[E]motional and fast-paced . . . the social issues covered make this an intelligent book for debate."

—Southern Scribe, 9/03

"Brandon Willard may well be one of the most endearing novel narrators since Scout Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird."

—Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 9/28/03

"[B]oth contemporary and timeless...read the book and savor for yourself Brandon's redemption ...."

—Mobile Register, 9/27/03

"Michael Morris is someone to watch .. .[Slow Way Home is] courageous and heartbreaking and moving...."

——The Birmingham News

"[A] tour de force... told in a Southern style that invites readers in and asks them to stay awhile."

——Gadsden Times (Northeast AL)

"a compulsively readable novel with many fine passages on the importance of home and the comforts of faith."

——Booklist

"Slow Way Home is a journey of the human spirit and its themes... make it a novel for the ages."

——Richard Paul Evans, author of The Christmas Box

"Master storyteller Michael Morris has delivered another stunning novel….touching, truthful, and beautifully written. It is not to be missed!"

——Lynne Hinton, author of Friendship Cake

"In a remarkably consistent narrative voice, Morris takes us along for a moving, funny ride..."

——Silas House, author of Clay's Quilt and A Parchment of Leaves

"Slow Way Home is a warm, witty, fresh, and innovative novel."

——Homer Hickam, author of October Sky

"Slow Way Home is a gem -- both gritty and heartwarming at once. A wonderful, emotional read."

——Lee Smith, author of The Last Girls

"A gentle story suffused with brutal truths, almost fable-like in its resonant simplicity.....a journey well worth taking."

——Tim Farrington, author of The Monk Downstairs