The Storytellers is a thoughtful exploration of one man's coming to terms with his past – and his future. His father's funeral, his brother's suicide, and his unexpected love for his brother's widow throw quiet, intellectual Bick Averett into a whirlwind of emotion that will change his life forever.
"Of fathers and sons... 'Life is a story,' says the young boy, Cal, in Wilmot B. Irvin's delightful Southern tale, The Storytellers, 'and sharing it with people you love is a good thing.' This revelation, made by Cal after the suicide of his hard-drinking father, Tompkins, is addressed to Tompkins' brother, Thornton 'Bick' Averett, Irvin's likeable Everyman hero. The Storytellers is rich in imagery. The characters are poignant in their struggles and triumphs, the plot nicely paced and the style lush with the sleepy charm of a coastal South Carolina town."
-Ellen Tanner Marsh, New York Times best-selling author
Poignant, incredible, simple and surprising all at once!, July 21, 2003
"I purchased this book, along with about ten others, at the South Carolina Book Festival in February 2003. I just got around to reading it yesterday and could hardly put it down. The cover and book description are deceiving, for what lies inside is an incredible story told by a man who I hope has many more stories to tell. . . The characters are believable, real, flawed individuals that I truly grew to care about. I did not want this story to end!"
- Betsy Crawford (Columbia, SC) on Amazon Reviews