Gold Medal 184 Paperback Original (1951). Cover Art is Uncredited
Review by American critic Burton Rascoe on the back cover:
"THUNDERCLAP is a great novel. It's a better novel than John Steinbeck's 'The Wayward Bus' from any point you want to take it.
"First, it's a powerful story with plenty of naturalistic talk on the rawest physical level, but kept authentic, moving, and revealing.
"It is a love story and a genuine one. It is in fact two love stories; for the unorthodox love of Rigger and Ruby is as deep as the quiet love of Britt and Marcy. Each springs from the same source. The psychology of this story is as sound as the theme of Manon Lescaut and approaches that great classic in its development.
"Sheridan seems to be aiming at, and achieving, something higher and more powerful than just an entertaining story. THUNDERCLAP could rank among the modern classics."
-- Burton Rascoe
Gold Medal 184 Paperback Original (1951). Cover Art is Uncredited
Review by American critic Burton Rascoe on the back cover:
"THUNDERCLAP is a great novel. It's a better novel than John Steinbeck's 'The Wayward Bus' from any point you want to take it.
"First, it's a powerful story with plenty of naturalistic talk on the rawest physical level, but kept authentic, moving, and revealing.
"It is a love story and a genuine one. It is in fact two love stories; for the unorthodox love of Rigger and Ruby is as deep as the quiet love of Britt and Marcy. Each springs from the same source. The psychology of this story is as sound as the theme of Manon Lescaut and approaches that great classic in its development.
"Sheridan seems to be aiming at, and achieving, something higher and more powerful than just an entertaining story. THUNDERCLAP could rank among the modern classics."
-- Burton Rascoe