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23 April 2008

Winter Haven by Athol Dickson


This week, the

Christian Fiction Blog Alliance

is introducing

Winter Haven

(Bethany House April 1, 2008)

by

Athol Dickson


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Athol Dickson's university-level training in painting, sculpture, and architecture was followed by a long career as an architect then his decision several years ago to devote full time to writing.

Athol Dickson’s writing has been favorably compared to the work of Octavia Butler
(Publisher’s Weekly), Daphne du Maurier (Cindy Crosby, FaithfulReader.com) and FlanneryO’Connor (The New York Times).

His They Shall See God was a Christy Award finalist and his River Rising was a Christy Award winner, selected as one of the Booklist Top Ten Christian Novels of 2006 and a finalist for Christianity Today's Best Novel of 2006.

He and his wife, Sue, live in Southern California. Visit AtholDickson.com for more information.


ABOUT THE BOOK

Boys who never age, giants lost in time, mist that never rises, questions never asked...on the most remote of islands off the coast of Maine, history haunts the present and Vera Gamble wrestles with a past that will not yield. Will she find refuge there, or will her ghosts prevail on...Winter Haven

Eleven years ago, Vera Gamble's brother left their house never to be seen again. Until the day Vera gets a phone call that his body has been found...washed ashore in the tiny island town of Winter Haven, Maine. His only surviving kin, Vera travels north to claim the body...and finds herself tumbling into a tangled mystery. Her brother hasn't aged a day since last she saw him.

Determined to uncover what happened in those lost years, Vera soon discovers there are other secrets lurking in this isolated town. But Winter Haven's murky past now seems bound to come to light as one woman seeks the undeniable and flooding light of truth.

Athol can be reached through the Contact link on his Website

My Review:
This is the first book I have read by Athol Dickson and I really enjoyed this book. Vera hears the news her brother Siggy who has been missing for 13 years has been found in Winter Haven of the island of Maine. Vera arrives in Winter Haven and her the mystery begins, why hasn't Siggy aged, what is the island hiding. This book had be feeling for Vera and not knowing what would happen next. It kept me guessing right to the last page. Siggy has special qualities we learn about and this I really appreciated reading about.
I would give this book a 4.5 out of 5

3 comments:

Mary Connealy said...

Hi, Jenny. Have you ever heard of an austrailian company called Scribbly Gum? I have a friend who found her book for sale on it, her self-published book, and she has no idea who they are or how they got it. She's just curious.
I'm going to email you to your gmail address. Just in case it isn't the one you usually use.

Carole said...

I've never read any of Dickson's books either, Jenny, so thank you for your review. I know he's been nominted for awards; now I'd like to read some of his books.

Carla Capshaw said...

Hi Jenny,

Sounds like an interesting book. Thanks for heads up. I really enjoy your reviews.

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