The Letters by Suzanne Woods Fisher |
Suzanne Woods Fisher possesses something no one else has--her voice. That certain Suzanne voice that defies description and when I've tried I've mangled it. And the narrator of this book does a superb job of capturing the Suzanneness that I love. I purchased mine on audible.com and I've also got a CD MP3 audiobook as a giveaway for one lucky reader!
In "The Letters" you're introduced to a household of characters and some from nearby and some from out of the area. But even with all the cast of characters each one has his or her own voice and unique traits.
Even if the listener doesn't agree with the choice the doctor's wife makes (or choices) by the end of the story you'll find yourself accepting them and seeing how it could work. This secondary plot line was extremely well done.
Rose Schrock is a special heroine and Galen King a subdued but persuasive hero for the story. Loved how Suzanne had this one twist with the step-daughters "boyfriend." And the plot line with the underlying medical condition.
Bibliotherapy Aspects:
Spoiler alert
One of the characters undergoes brain surgery. The manifested symptoms of the disease prior to the proper diagnosis would be important to someone dealing with a brain tumor or someone who wonders if a family member may have dementia or another cognitive disorder.A crime was committed during the story--theft. And crime had been committed before the start of the story. The aftermath of dealing with crime committed by a love one is covered well in this book.
Death of a spouse, possible suicide. Death of a parent are aspects of this novel. Both are woven tightly through the plot.
My recommendation:
Listen and ENJOY!!!
Giveaway: A CD/MP3 audiobook of "The Letters." You must have capability to play the CD which will not play on a normal CD player. Although a computer can play it I do not recommend that. Many new car sound systems will have CD/MP3. I purchased a CD/MP3 player after I bought one of these by accident and had to listen on my computer (the problem for me was starting and stopping it, which didn't work out well on my old PC which was only a year old at the time.) This is a brand new, unopened CD/MP3. Answer the following question: Have you used Deeper Shopping yet to order any of your Christian books or materials? If so, why or why not? Leave your email address, too, unless you are well known by us.
Don't enter me for the CD! Just wanted to say I enjoyed your review and that Suzanne is one of my favorite writers in Amish Fiction. I'm looking forward to this new series :)
ReplyDeleteMe, too! I think this could be great!!! Hugs, Anne!!!
DeleteThank you, Anne! I know there are a lot of wonderful authors of Amish fiction out there--so grateful that you choose tor ead my stories. Warmly, Suzanne
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ReplyDeleteI have not used Deeper Shopping yet, and I guess the best answer as to why I haven't is because I hate filling out the forms to start. I already have three places I usually purchase from, so it's just one click shopping. donnaeharmon@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI understand, Donna. Thanks for commenting. I've noticed they seem to have stuff cheaper than some of the other Christian sites. Blessings!
DeleteCongrats, DONNA, you are the winner of the CD by Suzanne! I will be emailing you shortly!
DeleteTerrific Review CARRIE! I don't think I have read any of Suzanne's books. I need to remedy that soon by the sounds of this review!
ReplyDeleteOhmygoodnessgraciousmeohmy--how did that happen, T??? We have to fix that!!!
DeleteReally enjoyed reading your review CARRIE!! Pretty sure I haven't read any of Suzanne's books either, but I'm impressed with how many bibliotherapy issues are dealt with in her book. Sounds great!
ReplyDeleteYou are missing out, Noela! We have to get you up to speed with Suzanneness, lol! YES--this book had lots of bibliotherapy aspects in it!!!
DeleteCarrie, what a great review! The Kindle Fire has an app for MP3 player. Suzanne's books are wonderful and I would recommend reading the first series she ever wrote! One of my faves and I can't remember the name of the series atm, but can easily be found on Amazon!
ReplyDeleteHow does that work for loading one of these over to a Kindle Fire, Diana, because I have no idea!
DeleteDiana, really? Do you know if they have one for PC Kindle too?
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Mrs Tina, all that I know is that they have it for kindle fire HD. CARRIE, Amazon sent me an email about loading mp3 on kindle fire but I haven't tried it yet. If I can figure it out, I'll come back and explain if it's not too complicated to do so here.
DeleteMrs TINA-you might try googling that to see. :)
Fantastic interview & lots of interesting things to learn. Thanks for sharing!
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I didn't interview Suzanne for the bibliotherapy, Caroline, that comes from my 25 years as a psychologist! Hope you enjoyed my review! Blessings~
DeleteThe series I was trying to think of above is Suzanne's "Lancaster County Secrets!" You gotta read that series, NOELA!
ReplyDeleteI love them all!
DeleteThanks for the shout out, Diana!
DeleteI have never used Deeper shopping and that is because until today I had never heard of it. Will look into though, always looking for places to buy my books.
ReplyDeleteAwesome, Pamela--I hope you will enjoy Deeper Shopping. The Book Club Network recently merged with them. Blessings! If you come back leave your email address!
DeleteWhat a wonderful review!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win the CD/MP3!
I am an Amish book junkie!
CherylB1987@Hotmail.com
I am not an Amish junkie but love Kelly Long's books and Suzanne's and Vanetta's too.
DeleteI have not tried Deeper Shopping yet. I will certainly try to find my books and materials there in the future! I have never listened to an audiobook before, but am looking forward to trying it. I LOVE Suzanne and her writing! She is one of the best!!
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Audio books are my favorite! My house stays much cleaner when I have one. I choose a task and listen while I work. And I love them for long car trips too!
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DeleteBritney, Suzanne has awesome narrators for her books! She's been really blessed!
Great review. Would love to win the CD/MP3.
ReplyDeleteI love Suzanne's books and it would be great to listen to them.
blessings, Tina Rice
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Tina, Thanks! You're with TBCN right? Have you shopped at Deeper Shopping yet? Blessings!
DeleteThank you, Tina! Grateful to you for your support. Warmly, Suzanne
DeleteHave never had the opportunity to listen to an audio book. would love to try it
ReplyDeleteI love Suzanne's books but have never listened as an audiobook. Would love to have this! thanks, Rhonda
ReplyDeletenashhall@aol.com
Rhonda, Suzanne has really gotten a WONDERFUL narrator for her super good books!!! You need to listen sometime! Blessings!
DeleteThanks, Rhonda, for your kind comment! And Carrie...credit goes to the audio company for choosing good actors! Warmly, Suzanne
DeleteI have not purchased anything from Deeper Shopping either because I had not heard of them. I love all of the Amish books that I have read and would like to read some more! Donna Brookmyer d.brookmyer@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThanks, Donna, for coming by! Nice to meet you here on OWG. I'm not sure I've gotten to see you here before but we hope you will enjoy visiting with us! Blessings!
DeleteHave never read any of Suzanne's books - but love anything Amish & would love to win the audiobook.
ReplyDeleteHaven't tried Deeper Shopper because I haven't purchased anything since hearing of them just recently. Will certainly take a look & check prices.
Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
bonnieroof60(at)yahoo(dot)com
Have a blessed day, Bonnie, and yes--check out Deeper Shopping. I should go put the link up! Blessings!
DeleteSuzanne is an amazing author and I love her works. She is really an inspiration to everyone with all she writes.
ReplyDeleteSonja
i agree, Sonja!!!
DeleteSonja and Carrie...what beautifully encouraging words! I don't think there's anything I want more than to inspire people to deeper faith. Thank you so very, very much. Warmly, Suzanne
DeleteCARRIE, on your home page on your Kindle Fire up at the top are books, music, games, etc, and also audiobooks. Click on to that and just download like any other book, I think. I believe you have to have your Kindle on Cloud not Device...that option is right above your books.
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried to download any audiobooks yet. Like Diana says there is a tab for audiobooks and when you click on there it is from Audible. So it shouldn't be difficult to download them. If you are already a member it has a place for you to verify your account.
DeleteI also read on Amazon that you should be able to download the audiobooks from your library onto your KF hd. :)
okay I will have to try this Diana and Teresa. Thanks!!!
DeleteI haven't purchased anything from Deeper Shopping yet. I only learned about them a few weeks ago.
ReplyDeletecindialtman(at)gmail(dot)com
I would love to win this one. I read a sampler and loved it. CD is best I don't have audio I don't think on here. But I really would like to read this.( Or listen to it )
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joeym11@frontier.com
I can't wait to read this book. I love Suzanne's books. All of her stories stuck with me for a while after reading them, and I've read almost all of them. I'm going to purchase the book to read, but since I don't anticipate that until at least October or later, I'd love to try the CD/MP3 option, if 1) the contest is still open and 2) if I win. I am a budget driven shopper, but Suzanne is one of the few authors I would pay regular price for the book.
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Oh, and I forgot, I never heard of Deeper Shopping before visiting this blog today. I'm checking into it.
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