The Book I Could Not Review
August 26, 2009
This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Revell (September 1, 2009)
by
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
I was born and raised in Kentucky and my love of history goes deep – way back to the 18th-century when my family first came into the Bluegrass State. It will always be home to me, even though I now live with my husband, Randy, and my sons, Wyatt and Paul, in the misty woods of northwest Washington. I go back as often as I can to visit family and all the old haunts that I love.
I grew up playing on the original site of Fort Boonesborough and swimming in the Kentucky River and climbing the Pinnacle near Berea and watching the great outdoor dramas of the early settlers. Often my cousins and brother and I would play in my Granny’s attic and dress up in the pioneer costumes she made us and pretend to be Daniel Boone, Rebecca, Jemima, or the Shawnee.
As I grew up I began to write stories and they were always historical, filled with the lore I had heard or read about. It’s no accident that my first book (which is actually my fifth book – the others were practice!) is about those first Kentucky pioneers.
I feel blessed beyond measure to write books. My prayer is that you are doubly blessed reading them.
Note: Laura Frantz credits her 100-year-old grandmother as being the catalyst for her fascination with Kentucky history. Frantz’s family followed Daniel Boone into Kentucky in 1792 and settled in Madison County where her family still resides. Frantz is a former schoolteacher and social worker who currently lives in the misty woods of Washington state with her husband and two sons, whom she homeschools.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Lovely but tough as nails, Lael Click is the daughter of a celebrated frontiersman. Haunted by her father’s former captivity with the Shawnee Indians, as well as the secret sins of her family’s past, Lael comes of age in the fragile Kentucky settlement her father founded.
Though she faces the loss of a childhood love, a dangerous family feud, and the affection of a Shawnee warrior, Lael draws strength from the rugged land she calls home, and from Ma Horn, a distant relative who shows her the healing ways of herbs and roots found in the hills.
But the arrival of an outlander doctor threatens her view of the world, God, and herself–and the power of grace and redemption. This epic novel gives readers a glimpse into the simple yet daring lives of the pioneers who first crossed the Appalachians, all through the courageous eyes of a determined young woman.
Laura Frantz’s debut novel offers a feast for readers of historical fiction and romance lovers alike.
If you would like to read the first chapter of The Frontiersman’s Daughter, go HERE
Sally Says: Two weeks ago our car caught on fire — as we were driving home from vacation. We are all fine; there were no injuries. As we stood by the road watching our car burn (something I’ll never forget), two people stopped with fire extinguishers and kept the fire from spreading beyond the engine until the fire department arrived and put the fire out. Twice.
We had a ton of stuff in the trunk — suitcases, clothes, bottles, diapers, my daughter’s birthday gifts from her grandparents, pillows, a stroller — and none of that was damaged. Thank goodness.
But this book was. Bummer. I had it under my seat to read on the way home, and it was ruined by the water when the fire was put out. The whole inside of our car was saturated with water by the time it was all done.
So I can’t review the story. But I will tell you why I picked it to read.
Stories about the American frontier are almost always stories of westward expansion, all west of the Mississippi and filled with covered wagons. But I’ve never read (or even heard of) a story that took place in the Tennessee/Kentucky area when the states were still considered the wild frontier. And that was the hook that made me want to read this book.
I do plan to read the book; I’ll get my hands on it somewhere. 
I’m just bummed that it died a soggy death with my toasted car.
Comments
5 Responses to “The Book I Could Not Review”
Oh my! That’s awful. I do so hope insurance covered everything for you!!!
Sally, I’m so sorry about the fire. I really appreciate the fact that you wanted to read my book:) Please send me your mailing address and I’ll send you another!
So you expect us to fall for the old “my car burned the book” excuse?! LOL.
(Seriously, glad things weren’t worse!)
Well, if anyone had a good reason, this would be it. I’m glad you are all safe, tand that the trunk items survived.
Ay, Ay, Ay, Sally. Horrible. Glad the contents of the trunk were guarded, not to mention the protection of your family!