Testimony of Two Men, Taylor Caldwell
Testimony of Two Men, Taylor Caldwell
1 Rating(s)
List: $46.99 | Sale: $32.90
Club: $23.49

Testimony of Two Men

Author: Taylor Caldwell

Narrator: George Newbern

Unabridged: 23 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/16/2019

Synopsis

A small-town doctor acquitted of murdering his pregnant wife faces new charges in this New York Times bestseller set in the early days of modern medicine.Hambledon, Pennsylvania, is still reeling from the sensational murder trial that shattered the peace of the bucolic hamlet less than a year ago. Dr. Jonathan Ferrier was accused of killing his beautiful young wife after she died following a botched abortion. The scion of a powerful old eastern family, Jonathan hired the best attorneys money could buy. When he was acquitted, many believed he had bought his freedom. Now, he has returned home to sell his practice and move on. But haunted by his wife's death, Jonathan still strives to heal the judgmental people of his divided town.Robert Morgan, a young, idealistic doctor, is determined to make up his own mind about the accused's innocence or guilt. Of one thing he is certain: Jonathan is a good doctor, perhaps even a great one. He is also a man who feels abandoned by God, his church, his family, and his friends. As Jonathan continues to be pilloried by the town, a new series of accusations are leveled at him. Is he a cold-blooded killer who murdered his wife and their unborn child? Or a man unjustly accused and wrongly maligned?Testimony of Two Men explores the evolution of modern medicine and the tireless physicians who are its unsung heroes. Author Taylor Caldwell's bestselling novel touches on faith, religion, and the then-new field of mental health as it tells a mesmerizing tale of desire, betrayal, and love that can destroy or redeem.

About Taylor Caldwell

Taylor Caldwell (1900–1985) was one of the most prolific and widely read authors of the twentieth century. Born Janet Miriam Holland Taylor Caldwell in Manchester, England, she moved with her family to Buffalo, New York, in 1907. She started writing stories when she was eight years old and completed her first novel when she was twelve. Married at age eighteen, Caldwell worked as a stenographer and court reporter to help support her family and took college courses at night, earning a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Buffalo in 1931. She adopted the pen name Taylor Caldwell because legendary editor Maxwell Perkins thought her debut novel, Dynasty of Death (1938), would be better received if readers assumed it were written by a man. In a career that spanned five decades, Caldwell published forty novels, many of which were New York Times bestsellers. Her best-known works include the historical sagas The Sound of Thunder (1957), Testimony of Two Men (1968), Captains and the Kings (1972), and Ceremony of the Innocent (1976), and the spiritually themed novels The Listener (1960) and No One Hears But Him (1966). Dear and Glorious Physician (1958), a portrayal of the life of St. Luke, and Great Lion of God (1970), about the life of St. Paul, are among the bestselling religious novels of all time. Caldwell’s last novel, Answer as a Man (1981), hit the New York Times bestseller list before its official publication date. She died at her home in Greenwich, Connecticut, in 1985.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mae on January 24, 2016

Loved this book. I have my old copy which is yellowed, pages are dog-eared, notes in the margin. How it changed my life as a young girl. It's the book where I thought, "I might write a novel."......more

Goodreads review by Virginia on September 04, 2020

Recommended for all American Millennials... also for those whose menfolk and womenfolk fought, died and were wounded in America's unnecessary wars or wars fought for the wrong reasons (Chapter 6)... and for those who appreciate a good novel and the nuances of the English prose and the poetry of its......more

Goodreads review by Philip on March 23, 2010

Very nice to see this book so highly regarded here. It was the first novel by Taylor Caldwell that I read, back in 1972, I believe. I've re-read it twice since then. It's a powerful story with the author's traditional emotional and scenic detail, a fascinating story peopled with fascinating characte......more

Goodreads review by Judith on March 29, 2019

I have been reading Taylor Caldwell's books for many years and I am so glad she wrote as many books as she did. I do not know if I will ever get to the end but I love her books. There is always some little nugget to be gotten as you read and the history that she writes about has always put me right......more

Goodreads review by Tam on July 13, 2019

3.5 stars This is my first book by Caldwell and I was a bit disappointed. There are some interesting aspects of character here, but I found most of the characters to be unlikeable. Jonathan could have been a very interesting character and he is complex but his constant misanthropic comments about hum......more

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List