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My Favourite Books - July Pick: Breathing Into Stone
So far this year I have chosen the following books as my favourites:
January: The Day the Flowers Died by Ami Blackwelder -- a tear-jerker/historical Romance
February: Caviar Dreams by Judy Nichols -- murder/mystery with characters you can believe in.
March: Horse Latitudes by Quentin R. Bufogle -- a laugh-out-loud insightful book that everyone can relate to.
April: Into The Light by Darcia Helle -- a humourous suspense/mystery/paranormal novel
May: Rock Fiction selection: Metallic Dreams by Mark Rice, 33 Days: Touring In A Van. Sleeping On Floors. Chasing A Dream. by Bill See, Pixels of Young Mueller by Jerry Schwartz, B-Sides and Broken Hearts by Caryn Rose, and Ladies and Gentlemen...The Redeemers, by Michael Scott Miller
June: Beyond My Control: One Man's Struggle with Epilepsy, Seizure Surgery and Beyond by Stuart Ross McCallum
My selection for July is a masterpiece by an author who, in my opinion, is one of the finest authors writing today.
Breathing into Stone by Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick, is a book that takes the reader away to another place and time. It's a historical romance novel. Here's the review I wrote when I read it:
This is a spellbinding work of fiction. The characters come alive on the page and become real; the reader is a spectator watching their lives unfold. I feel like I know the little town of Resceto and would be able to find my way from Anoria's house to Pia and Tito's house. I could see the sculptures in the garden and in front of the church. In fact I would love to visit. When I reached the last page, I felt it was time to say goodbye to friends... I didn't want it to end. Anoria was so real and so enigmatic that I wanted to be able to follow her life for ever.
Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick has documented the lives of fictional characters, but in doing so he seems to have created another world somewhere back in time, a captivating and enchanting world that welcomes the reader and takes them far away.
Antonio Lisi is a master sculptor. He is said to breathe life into stone when he creates angels and religious sculptures and other work that is commissioned. Many of his sculptures look like his daughter, Anoria. Particularly the sculpture of The Lady which stands outside the church in Resceto. The author allows us to glimpse into the world of this master sculptor, shrouded in mystery and superstition. For years, Antonio has not allowed his daughter to watch him work. He has his reasons, but in keeping her away from the marble she loves, he has kept her in an arrested state, almost as if she were a piece of his marble not yet transformed to life. Anoria is blessed with the same talent as her father of being able to see the figures in the stone work before they are created, but more so; she seems to have an understanding of marble that no one else possesses. Her beauty captures the heart of a priest, Novia, who has become bitter and angry and is now feared by all. Novia tries to plot against Antonio Lisi with the aim of fleeing the church which he feels has kept him captive, when his unhealthy obsession with Anoria takes over his mind.
You will find drama, humour and wisdom within the pages of 'Breathing into Stone.' Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick has created a masterpiece. His characters may breathe life into stone when they chip away at marble, but Kirkpatrick breathes life onto paper when he writes.
I hope you'll add Breathing into Stone to your to-read list! You won't regret it!
January: The Day the Flowers Died by Ami Blackwelder -- a tear-jerker/historical Romance
February: Caviar Dreams by Judy Nichols -- murder/mystery with characters you can believe in.
March: Horse Latitudes by Quentin R. Bufogle -- a laugh-out-loud insightful book that everyone can relate to.
April: Into The Light by Darcia Helle -- a humourous suspense/mystery/paranormal novel
May: Rock Fiction selection: Metallic Dreams by Mark Rice, 33 Days: Touring In A Van. Sleeping On Floors. Chasing A Dream. by Bill See, Pixels of Young Mueller by Jerry Schwartz, B-Sides and Broken Hearts by Caryn Rose, and Ladies and Gentlemen...The Redeemers, by Michael Scott Miller
June: Beyond My Control: One Man's Struggle with Epilepsy, Seizure Surgery and Beyond by Stuart Ross McCallum
My selection for July is a masterpiece by an author who, in my opinion, is one of the finest authors writing today.
Breathing into Stone by Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick, is a book that takes the reader away to another place and time. It's a historical romance novel. Here's the review I wrote when I read it:
This is a spellbinding work of fiction. The characters come alive on the page and become real; the reader is a spectator watching their lives unfold. I feel like I know the little town of Resceto and would be able to find my way from Anoria's house to Pia and Tito's house. I could see the sculptures in the garden and in front of the church. In fact I would love to visit. When I reached the last page, I felt it was time to say goodbye to friends... I didn't want it to end. Anoria was so real and so enigmatic that I wanted to be able to follow her life for ever.
Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick has documented the lives of fictional characters, but in doing so he seems to have created another world somewhere back in time, a captivating and enchanting world that welcomes the reader and takes them far away.
Antonio Lisi is a master sculptor. He is said to breathe life into stone when he creates angels and religious sculptures and other work that is commissioned. Many of his sculptures look like his daughter, Anoria. Particularly the sculpture of The Lady which stands outside the church in Resceto. The author allows us to glimpse into the world of this master sculptor, shrouded in mystery and superstition. For years, Antonio has not allowed his daughter to watch him work. He has his reasons, but in keeping her away from the marble she loves, he has kept her in an arrested state, almost as if she were a piece of his marble not yet transformed to life. Anoria is blessed with the same talent as her father of being able to see the figures in the stone work before they are created, but more so; she seems to have an understanding of marble that no one else possesses. Her beauty captures the heart of a priest, Novia, who has become bitter and angry and is now feared by all. Novia tries to plot against Antonio Lisi with the aim of fleeing the church which he feels has kept him captive, when his unhealthy obsession with Anoria takes over his mind.
You will find drama, humour and wisdom within the pages of 'Breathing into Stone.' Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick has created a masterpiece. His characters may breathe life into stone when they chip away at marble, but Kirkpatrick breathes life onto paper when he writes.
I hope you'll add Breathing into Stone to your to-read list! You won't regret it!
