Giveaway and Book Review of The Thing
With Feathers
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Genre - Historical Fiction/Saga
Publisher - Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC
Release Date - 9-11-2012
Blurb
:
It was the ugliest photo he had ever seen.
And nothing would be the same again.
As
the inhabitants of Cloverdale, Oregon, welcomed in the twentieth century, they
were not unaccustomed to hard times and thorny situations. Small communities
banded together for protection and hope. Heroes and villains were often
difficult to decipher.
When
an itinerate Baptist preacher arrived with his baby daughter and a wife lost on
the trail, there was no one prepared to suspect what lurid secrets and
heartbreak he might be concealing. As the preacher sets his sights against
those who might oppose him, the names and the lives of the good people of
Cloverdale may not be spared.
Yet in the midst of the
machinations of a mad man, virtue and valor can persist. The Thing with
Feathers is known to fly through wars, depressions, and natural disasters. Will
the Marshall clan and the good people of Cloverdale find it in time?
About the
Author:
ANNE SWEAZY KULJU has
won awards for editorials and honors for short stories, but now she writes
historical fiction adventures, exclusively. Her debut novel, “the thing with
feathers,” was released by Tate Publishing in September 2012. Her book,
“Bodie,” a total thrill ride, is expected to release in early 2013, and she is
currently busy on her next book, “Grog Wars,” set in 1850’s Portland, Oregon,
the Shanghai capital of the world. Anne lives near Pacific City, Oregon, and
divides her free time between the beach and Mount Bachelor. Readers may learn
more about Anne and correspond with her on her website.
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Excerpt:
The first thing she saw was the money. She
raised her eyebrows at him. He shook his head no again. That wasn’t what he
wanted. Then she found an envelope folded in half. It was pale pink, badly
faded, and worn from handling. She took the letter out, and her eyes went
immediately to the bottom of the single sheet of paper with the beautiful
penmanship. It read, “All my heart, Cindy.” Rebecca was both curious and a
trace jealous. She read the letter and looked up at the man in the bed.
“Sean...?”
His arm wavered again, pointing to the box.
There was more. Rebecca looked again at the contents. There was a photograph,
quite old from the looks of it, probably worth a fortune if it was one of
Sean’s earlier photos. She took it gingerly by the edges and brought it up
close to her face so she could see it clearly.
“Oh!” She put the photograph back in the box
as though it could bite her. She looked at Sean somberly, tears brimming in her
eyes. “I never…oh, Lord, Sean.” Her voice cracked.
“Beck-wheat, once I knew, what could I do?
But I should have burned that photo years ago. And I would have, but it was the
only proof I had. That doesn’t matter any more. I don’t want Victor to see it.
Please take care of that for me.” He stopped to catch his breath and stem off a
coughing fit. “I want him to have the letter, though. He has so little to
remember his mother by. Please see that Blair’s portrait goes to him, too. And
the watch—he should have the watch. It was Blair‘s most prized possession.”
“I’ll see to it, Sean.”
The photograph explained everything. She took hold of his hand to
calm him and squeezed it. She loved that man. She always had. But fate had other
plans for the two of them. Together, they had tried to save a young girl’s
life. Rebecca was only now learning of the role she had played all those years
ago. She remembered it like it was yesterday. So did Sean, and he began telling
her the things she hadn’t known. His voice came bursting out between coughs
like the spat of machine gun fire. It would be a long and difficult story for
him to tell, but it was time he told it to someone. It was only right that the
someone be Rebecca.
Review
This
was the best worst book I’ve read in a long time. By that I mean that it was an excellent book;
well written, intense and driven. The
story was gripping, involved, and moved me to tears, laughter, and more. However, the underlying storyline, the story
that Sean tells Rebecca, is hard to read.
The
story reminds me of one of my former jobs as a Child Welfare Services social
worker. It is the long sad story of
Blair/Cindy and the horrible abuse she endured at the hands of or because of
the person who first should have protected her, her father. Although I think a different name should be
applied to men who abuse children.
It is
also the story of how one good man suffered because he made a choice to make a
difference. I can only pray that my
children turn out half as good as Sean (and pray that they do not have to
suffer like he did for doing the right thing.).
I give
this story 4.5 out of 5 clouds.
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ReplyDeleteI used this for my January book for the Romance Reading Challenge 2013 (Marriage of convenience. An arranged or forced marriage leads to love.) because not only does the main character choose to marry someone he is not in love with, but that also causes another character to do the same thing. Both these people fall in love with their spouses, but it was not the person they loved and wished to marry when they choose to marry.
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