Hometown Legend

Name: Hometown Legend
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Jerry B. Jenkins
ISBN: 9781490645421

Author: Jerry B. Jenkins

Narrator: Tom Stechschulte

Unabridged: 8 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/22/2014

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

The #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Left Behind series, Jerry B. Jenkins returns with this heartwarming tale. In Athens City, Alabama, hard times have driven the town to desperation. But with the return of an old friend, the town's football team might be able to bring back the glory.

About Jerry B. Jenkins

Jerry B. Jenkins is the author of more than 180 books, including the 63,000,000-selling Left Behind series. His non-fiction books include many as-told-to autobiographies, including those of Hank Aaron, Bill Gaither, Orel Hershiser, Luis Palau, Walter Payton, Meadowlark Lemon, Nolan Ryan, and Mike Singletary. Jenkins also assisted Dr. Billy Graham with his memoirs, Just As I Am. He also owns the Jerry Jenkins Writers Guild, which aims to train tomorrow’s professional Christian writers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heitham on May 01, 2022

" A real legendary story with a miraculous ending. Jenkins tells remarkable stories. "......more

Goodreads review by Toni on February 25, 2023

I almost did not bother with this book after I read the reviews on here. Thank goodness I did! This turned out to be one of my favorite books! Very clean and absolutely love the community, workplace, football, Faith combination. My guess would be that the negative reviews are readers looking for mor......more

Goodreads review by Steven on July 09, 2009

In the tradition of Christian fiction, this book is as light and predictable as an episode of Little House on the Prairie and literarily (is that a word?) nutrient-free as an episode of Frasier. It's also quite likable.......more

Goodreads review by Kayla on March 20, 2022

Finished this one pretty quickly. I'm not always a fan of sports stories...but this one was not bad. I found myself excited to get back to it. Was only disappointed I didn't have the audio book so I could listen in my car as well. I was hooked right away by the events that happened 12 years before t......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on December 06, 2024

Hometown Legend: I loved this book! I don’t read a ton of sports books and honestly, I didn’t read the synopsis on this book before I decided to read it; I just liked the title. This book has a great story and I believe anyone who likes a really good underdog story will enjoy this book. I don’t know......more