What people are saying about Things Held Dear: Soul Stories for My Sons

DELIGHTFUL STORIES, VALUABLE LESSONS, WRY WISDOM, WINNING STORYTELLING, INSPIRING

...delightful stories of growing up in that rich farm land between legendary Reelfoot Lake and the Tennessee River...

Herron draws valuable lessons from loving parents and a caring community....

The result is wry wisdom and some winning storytelling. You don't have to have grown up in the confines of a small town or even in West Tennessee to enjoy these stories. You'll just wish that you had.

Herron's stories not only impart important lessons but invite readers to recall some of their own adventures and perhaps pass them along. If good storytelling is meant to inspire, Herron passes that test....

-- The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee

DELIGHTFUL, HUMOROUS, PROFOUND

Herron's writing is delightful, humorous and often profound. He conveys to the reader his convictions about duty and honor as well as faith in family relationships and the religious traditions with which he was raised.

Debuting at a time when character education is on the minds of all parents, this book has a ready-made niche.

-- Chattanooga Times-Chattanooga Free Press