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It’s been said, there are no words that have not been spoken and there are no stories that have never been told but there are some that you will never forget – until now. Just a Season is a luminous story into the life of a man who, in the midst of pain and loss, journeys back in time to reexamine all the important people, circumstances, and intellectual fervor that contributed to the richness of his life.

This fictional narrative begins with a grief-stricken father visiting the grave site of his beloved son who was killed in a tragic accident; a moment that he and no other loving parent should ever have to face. As he sadly gazes at his son’s headstone and reads what is inscribed there, the dates 1981 – 2001 bring about an illuminating discovery.

The tiny dash that separates the years of one’s birth and death represents the whole of a person’s life. So if this tiny dash were to tell his life’s story, what would it say? In Just a Season, the dash of this man’s life is revealed and what emerges from the pages of this book is a legacy of true benevolence and grace.

Just a Season eBook John T Wills

Just s Season is an interesting insight into one man's journey, particularly if the reader is of a different race. The author's perspectives on life and people he has come across in his journey are portrayed honestly and with feeling. Encompassing several decades, Just a Season gives the reader another perspective on the historic events of the times through the eyes of one who experienced it all.

Product details File Size 1000 KB Print Length 373 pages Publication Date October 10, 2010 Sold by  Digital Services LLC Language English ASIN B0046RDO0Q

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Just a Season eBook John T Wills Reviews

In Just A Season, we journey through the life of an ordinary man--grief stricken by the death of his son. As he looks at his son's gravestone and sees a name, a beginning date, a dash and an ending date, he realizes that each person's life is defined by "what" the dash holds. Ultimately, he decides to take a serious look at his life's journey. The journey began with a paternal mentor, Granddaddy, who instilled great values and taught extraordinary life lessons to be carried on for generations to come. John's life, one from a different perspective, is an incredible journey of hope, adversity and destiny. This great man assertively implanted the concept that knowledge is power, which developed into the understanding that education is the single most important ingredient necessary to neutralize those forces that breed poverty and despair, especially in African American men. This story allows the reader to travel through time reliving a life through the eyes of a gentle soul, who gains much knowledge and great wisdom over time and through events during the last fifty years of his life! John T. Wills captures a male bonding between generations and lets the reader passively watch as family love and closeness unfold on the pages before us--in Just A Season.
Just a Season by John T. Wills

What do you see when looking at a tombstone? There is a start date, a dash, and an end date, but what happens in between is the question posed in Just a Season by John T. Wills. Wills feels that your life is defined by the dash. So much has happened to you in your lifetime that only the dash can tell this significant story. This novel is a cross between a history reference guide and a boy's journey to becoming a man. This story takes place in the 1950s' where segregation, discrimination and prejudices were running rampant. Just a Season is a journey through Tucks' life, his love and dedication to his grandfather and family. Showcased are the trials-and- tribulations he faces growing up, and having to help support his family at a young age, to becoming a man and supporting a family of his own.

Just a Season embodied the traits of loyalty, guidance an the understanding of how to handle the pressure of being a young black man in a time when you could get lynched for speaking to the wrong woman, or being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Wills pulls you in from the very first page and takes you step-by-step through the countryside dealing with farm living, to fighting in the war in Japan. I felt like I was there and was learning right along with him as he faced his biggest fears, and tried to defeat those who thought he did not have the courage or experience to become a strong black man in today's society.

Just s Season is a heart-wrenching story about growing up and believing in yourself.

I highly recommend this book to young men in high school, trying to find themselves and feeling like they have nowhere to turn.

Reviewed by Cheryl H.

APOOO BookClub
After his son is killed, John Wells visits his grave and a season of reflection occurs. He wonders how his story will be written from the time of his birth to his death. He wonders what the dash between the two dates represents. John tells his story going back to the beginning of what his grandfather passed down, until that fateful day of the present.

JUST A SEASON by John T. Wills, is a likely story of old school versus new school but the old school won out every time. Based in a rural town in Maryland, Sylvanus Reid worked and lived on a "loaned" farm and raised his large family to the best of his ability. When John was born, to his unmarried mother and absentee father, he was the family's hope for the future. Along with his birth came a new age of America. Segregation began to crumble and there was money to be made by all. As John did a stint in Vietnam, he matured and so did his ideals. Returning from the war, he hustled his way through life with a single goal, making money. In his grandfather's final years, he offers John the family land to build a house. Awestruck, because he didn't know the land existed, John is forced to become the head of his extended family and an example for others to follow. He seeks out a wife, adopts a son, secures a corporate job, enters college and strives to live up to his grandfather's expectations.

The characters within the Wells family were developed and all played an important role in the story being told, however as other important characters were introduced and events occurred, their roles diminished. Their voices were unheard; this left a void in the story because of their importance. JUST A SEASON is laced with thought-provoking commentary on the Vietnam War, the assassinations of the 1960s, the migration of crack cocaine into inner-city neighborhoods, and a myriad of other ills that have rocked America. This is a very good piece intertwined with several history lessons spanning many decades.

Reviewed by Dawn R. Reeves
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
Just s Season is an interesting insight into one man's journey, particularly if the reader is of a different race. The author's perspectives on life and people he has come across in his journey are portrayed honestly and with feeling. Encompassing several decades, Just a Season gives the reader another perspective on the historic events of the times through the eyes of one who experienced it all.