As a teenager, my favorite quote was one from Desiderius Erasmus, "When I get a little money, I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes."
Unfortunately, being a Mom requires a little more practicality and I rarely get to enjoy a good book. When I do read, it is usually a devotional or has some family-oriented edification.
But my FAVORITE novel was actually written by my Auntie Sheri! It's a Christian thriller about the daughter of martyred missionaries in an Islamic country. When I finally got the courage to pick it up (it's 453 pages) I could not put it down! "Across Time, Across Tears" is nothing less than a work of art! A painting, if you will. And when you read it, the characters and settings are so vivid that it isn't difficult to imagine yourself there.
Thanks to the author's skill with words, even the most unimaginative of us have no trouble visualizing the sights of the marketplace, smelling the stench of an old man's breath, or hearing the air hiss as a silenced AK-47 assault rifle demolishes a tree branch. She even lets us feel the warmth of a recently-laminated Driver's License! The dialogue itself is passing extraordinary, and the ending, that last paragraph,- is simply breathtaking!
But don't take my word for it! Click here to check out all the rave reviews posted on Amazon.com: Across Time, Across Tears
by Sheridan Elaine Claude.
Aunt Sheri made the main character so real that you experience her emotions as well as experiencing the sights and sounds on an amazing level. And any time you set the book down for a few months, you can pick it back up and find an all-new experience somewhere within the pages! =) ~Rosie Stringer~
ReplyDeleteGreat read ! Captivating - the laundry piled up and the dishes for two days while I had to finish reading it!!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe if I had an aunt who could write, I'd have more time to read novels. I'm interested. Christian thrillers are a bit scarce, aren't they?
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna get a copy...even if I don't win one here:-)
ReplyDeleteVery excited to read this! I'll be sure to pick it up if I ever see it on sale if I don't win it here.
ReplyDeleteThis is my favorite book too! I absolutely LOVE it!! :)
ReplyDeleteOk now I am definitely going to get this book if I do not win. It sounds like something I would love and I know my mom would like it as well :o)Your review has peaked my interest!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to have the opportunity to read this because I've heard Victoria rave about it! :)
ReplyDelete-Marseilles
I have never read nor heard of the book before today, but, of course, now my curiosity is peaked.
ReplyDeleteMelinda Brito
Great review Mary! I loved this book, too.
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