What Do You See Outside YOUR Open Window Today?

What Do You See Outside YOUR Open Window Today?
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Great Summer Time Reading!


Well, as I promised in my recent post "So Excited To Receive A Gift" (Click HERE for that story),
I would be doing a review of the above book, A Trip, A Tryst and A Terror just as soon as I finished reading it.  I received this wonderful little book in the mail yesterday from my friend, Martha Jane Orlando, the author..., and I must tell you that once I picked it up and started reading I had a difficult time putting it back down!!


I set up a tray of tea and toast on the porch in the cool of the morning and sat and rocked and read until the sun moved around to this side of the house and I had to go back inside to cool off. I hated to stop reading long enough to fix lunch for myself and hubby...and then had to get right back to reading.

First, let me tell you that I thought this story was written just for children judging by the information on the back cover:

"Spending the summer at Grandpa Will's farm with his family is the last thing ten-year-old Davy Murray wants.  How will he survive without his friends, the pool and his computer?  There isn't even a television at Grandpa's house! Doesn't anyone see how miserable he will be?...But, then, Davy has a most surprising and unexpected encounter...one which will change his heart, and his world, forever..."
However, from the very first chapter I was captivated by this story and the interesting mysteries that and adventures that awaited Davy once he arrived at the old family homestead of his "step" great-grandfather, set in the midst of the mountains, woods and meadows of the Appalachian mountains. I found myself wishing I could go back there and spend the summer along with them...and recapture the memories of long-gone idyllic days spent on my grandfather's farm as a little girl...or perhaps even now as a grown woman still longing for such adventures.

There is something magical and mystical about this place, but all with a purpose to help young Davy come to a change of heart that is life-altering, perhaps even a "type" of salvation....but this particular story ends with a "bang"...and a scramble in my mind to hurry up and get the next book in the series to find out what happens next!!


I would highly recommend this book for children (ages 7-12)...great summer reading for kids, and also for Moms and Dads and Grandmas and Grandpas alike.  It would also be excellent reading for families who are struggling with "stepchild - stepparent" issues.   My only disappointment in the book is that it is just too short!!! (121 pages)  And I have to wait to get the next book in the series! Therefore, I would suggest you might want to order all three books in the series at once!  (More information about all of Martha Jane Orlando's books can be found HERE)


I thoroughly enjoyed this little book
and look forward to reading the sequel

Children in the Garden
(book 2)


and then of course the final episode

The Moment of Truth
(book 3)

Thank you, Martha Jane Orlando,
for giving me this opportunity to enjoy your most delightful stories!


15 comments:

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    1. Thank you Terri! I had such fun reading this book and can't wait for the sequel to arrive! It may have been written for kids, but I think we are all kids at heart!!!

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  2. Love to hear about good books, I'm always looking for one to read. I love the plate in your picture, I have one just like it!!

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    1. That is one of my mother in law's plates that I brought home from her house because it reminded me of one I think my mother had...I love it too!

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  3. Great Pamela, sounds like an interesting book to read. Thanks for the review.
    I think I have that same plate also. We have good taste, don't we.

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    1. Thank you Sylvia...it was a very good little book...I just wish I already had the sequel here to find out what happens next!! I don't like having to wait! Ha Ha! Yes, we do like a lot of the same things...as I told Mary above, this plate came from my MIL's house. I brought it home because it reminded me of one my mother had when I was little girl!

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  4. As always Pamela your photos are wonderful and the book sounds fantastic. I'll check it out on the 21st when our book mobile stops by. Have a day of blessings my friend.

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    1. Oh, I hope it is in your library! It was a fun read! May your day be blessed as well dear friend.

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  5. That book is intriguing. Thanks for the review and the link. I'm going to look that one up. Such a pretty place to read! Have a blessed day.

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    1. Thank you Melanie. It was a great little book...I was totally immersed in it, and then it was over...with a real cliff-hanger ending...so be prepared to get the sequel unless you like waiting!! Yes, I enjoyed a while on the porch before it got too hot...and also before it started raining again! We are getting a LOT of rain these days, but I am not complaining!!! You know how much we needed it!! God bless you my friend!

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  6. I am so touched and flattered by this stellar review, Pamela! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
    Sorry to tell Toni, but to my knowledge, my books aren't in any libraries :( However, she could suggest that the local library look into ordering these. There are six books in all, and all relating to the same family and cast of characters. Hope lots of your readers order them and enjoy them as much as you have!
    Blessings!

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    1. Oh, Martha, thank you for clarifying that! I didn't realize the other 3 were a part of the same series! Now I'll have get those too!!! Wow!! Did you hear that ladies? There are 6 books...and I am sure they will all be wonderful reading!!!

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  7. Good review. Sounds like this could be a great book for a church library. Thank you for sharing this with us.

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    1. Yes, I think they would be an excellent choice for your church library. There are actually 6 books in all! Check it out!

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  8. Pam, Martha's books are amazing. I've read all six. They were hard to put down once I got started. You wrote an amazing and thoughtful review of the first book.

    Blessings!

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