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John Roper

John Roper writes in Wilmington, North Carolina after a career of teaching social studies and coaching Cross Country and Track in Fairfield, Connecticut . He has co-authored a book on teaching Connecticut history, published by Yale University, co-authored Reflections of Life, and Memories of Life and written Love that Moves the Sun and Other Stars. He is currently working on a historical fiction set in Europe, America, and China in the 1930s and 40s.

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Traversing the Trials of Growing Up

Great book. Especially good at portraying youthful, inexperienced ventures into romantic interactions and differing views on how that should be explored. Good lessons on living and learning.

Waltercj

Traversing the Trials of Growing Up

I thoroughly enjoyed Love That Moves the
Sun and the Other Stars, The theme of personal growth is skillfully interlaced with young love, new adventures, heart warming emotions, compassion, loss, and the strength to persevere. Excellent prose, sentence structure and grammar.
Additiional characters were introduced easily with informative background. The cover is beautiful and the pages are of high quality paper. I highly recommend this book!

Brenda

Personal and Spiritual Growth
I totally enjoyed reading Love That Moves the Sun and Other Stars by John Roper. This novel is packed with surprises and kept my attention from beginning to end with its humor, emotion and intricate story line. I especially appreciated how the author so beautifully incorporated the characters' personal and spiritual growth.

Emily

A True Page Turner
This heartwarming story was beautifully written. The characters are well developed and draw you in as they traverse a wide array of emotional challenges. I cannot wait for this authors next book.

Eric

This is a very engaging novel with characters you actually care about and a plot that keeps you wondering what will come next. It was a fast, enjoyable read, and enlightening on many levels. I could easily see it being made into a movie, or a Netflix series.

I enjoyed this book. The story was intriguing, engaging, and relatable. The characters in it were believable and descriptions of their behaviors and relationships were spot on. It's a smooth read with lots of emotional triggers. It is a story of growing pains, love in the making, and the unexpected things life can throw at us.

A lovely unfolding of life’s twists and turns. Beautifully written.

John Roper

Love THAT Moves the Sun and Other Stars

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