"Powerful psychological drama"

Eighteen months ago Glory Harrison is rescued from an inferno by Dawson, Tennessee Fire Chief Eric Wilson; her husband Andrew died in the blaze and not long afterward she miscarried. While her beloved septuagenarian Granny Tula Baker believes that God has a reason to put her granddaughter through such a tragedy, Glory, though she remembers nothing from that tragic night no longer believes. She flees her hometown as the memories haunt her; no place feels like a home anymore.

Tula asks Glory to come home for a short stay so she can see her one last time as her eyes are failing her. Though reluctant to return to the site of her tragedy, Glory would face demons for her beloved Granny Tula so she comes home. Glory becomes upset when she thinks Eric is using Granny Tula to watch his three year old son Scott, whom he believes has a behavioral problem though his ex-wife Jill denies this. As she sees him help Granny Tula she revises her belief. She begins to remember what happened on that fatal night, but will it be in time to prevent more misfortune from reoccurring?

ON BLUE FALLS POND is a strong glimpse at how individuals react to crisis differently with some hiding or running away while others finding solace to help them cope. Granny Tula turned to God after the tragedy while Glory turned away from God; Eric accepts that there is problem with his son while Jill rejects any notion that the child has any deep rooted behavioral issues. The late exciting suspense takes away from the core value of a powerful psychological drama that grips the audience once Glory starts shaking as she approaches Dawson.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted December 25, 2005

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Summary

Nearly two years after tragedy drove Glory Harrison from home, she's called back to Tennessee to care for her ailing Gran. But time and the tranquillity of Blue Falls Pond cannot erase the memories of the fire that took her husband and unborn child. Her only sanctuary is in the arms of fire chief Eric Wilson, the man who saved her life that night.

His silent strength and unselfish kindness slowly break down the walls around her heart—and each moment in his powerful embrace makes it that much harder to tear herself away. But there are dark truths lurking in her past, standing in the way of a future with the hero who made her believe in herself—and in love—once again.