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The Legacy Letters - Kirkus Reviews - July 1, 2013
Kirkus Reviews
THE LEGACY LETTERS
His Wife, His Children, His Final Gift
Papritz, Carew
King Northern, Inc. (248 pp.)
$21.95 hardcover
ISBN: 978-0985708870; July 1, 2013
BOOK REVIEW
In Papritz’s debut novel, a dying father delivers bittersweet words of wisdom in a series of letters to his unborn children.
The story’s unnamed narrator was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness and given seven months to live. He’s also estranged from his wife, who’s pregnant with his twins. He doesn’t want to endanger the pregnancy, so he keeps his illness a secret from her and retires to a mountain cabin.
There, he writes the letters to that make up this book—a guidebook for the twins about love, loss, childhood, growing up and everything in between. Some of the letters are bubbly and optimistic, extolling the virtues of first kisses and autumn days; others are melancholy and pensive, revealing the narrator’s pain at leaving the world—and his family—too soon.
Papritz’s writing overflows with folksy hyperbole,which can be both an asset and a burden. Some readers may roll their eyes at such over-the-top language as “Cause a conniption and a bucketful of mischief. Dance a monkey-doodle.” Often, however, the author’s knack for unusual phrasing makes for fresh, arresting images, as when the narrator writes, “I gather the last remnants of the evening’s breeze, so cool and lazy within my arms, feeling it curl up like a small and innocent kitten.” The novel’s plot is wispy, at best; there’s very little information about the conflict with his wife or the details of his illness, and those looking for a driving story won’t find it here.
As a collection of short essays, however, the book is deeply immersive, and it has a strong sense of atmosphere that renders such narrative details hardly necessary.
The narrator’s feelings—about the life he’s lived and the death he faces—come off as authentic, and readers will enjoy following him through it.
(The author has also published a longer version called The Legacy Letters Complete, which includes audio recordings of the songs that the narrator writes for his children.
A touching compendium of down-home guidance, short on plot but emotionally potent.
The Legacy Letters
THE LEGACY LETTERS
His Wife, His Children, His Final Gift
Papritz, Carew
King Northern, Inc. (248 pp.)
$21.95 hardcover
ISBN: 978-0985708870; July 1, 2013
BOOK REVIEW
In Papritz’s debut novel, a dying father delivers bittersweet words of wisdom in a series of letters to his unborn children.
The story’s unnamed narrator was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness and given seven months to live. He’s also estranged from his wife, who’s pregnant with his twins. He doesn’t want to endanger the pregnancy, so he keeps his illness a secret from her and retires to a mountain cabin.
There, he writes the letters to that make up this book—a guidebook for the twins about love, loss, childhood, growing up and everything in between. Some of the letters are bubbly and optimistic, extolling the virtues of first kisses and autumn days; others are melancholy and pensive, revealing the narrator’s pain at leaving the world—and his family—too soon.
Papritz’s writing overflows with folksy hyperbole,which can be both an asset and a burden. Some readers may roll their eyes at such over-the-top language as “Cause a conniption and a bucketful of mischief. Dance a monkey-doodle.” Often, however, the author’s knack for unusual phrasing makes for fresh, arresting images, as when the narrator writes, “I gather the last remnants of the evening’s breeze, so cool and lazy within my arms, feeling it curl up like a small and innocent kitten.” The novel’s plot is wispy, at best; there’s very little information about the conflict with his wife or the details of his illness, and those looking for a driving story won’t find it here.
As a collection of short essays, however, the book is deeply immersive, and it has a strong sense of atmosphere that renders such narrative details hardly necessary.
The narrator’s feelings—about the life he’s lived and the death he faces—come off as authentic, and readers will enjoy following him through it.
(The author has also published a longer version called The Legacy Letters Complete, which includes audio recordings of the songs that the narrator writes for his children.
A touching compendium of down-home guidance, short on plot but emotionally potent.
The Legacy Letters
The Legacy Letters - Official Press Release
“Deeply immersive . . . authentic . . . emotionally potent.” – Kirkus Reviews
The Legacy Letters
his wife, his children, his final gift
A Timeless and Universal Love Story about Life
Rediscovered private letters from a dying father to his children—and his wife—uncover a passionate and powerful guidebook to life.
Summary— The Legacy Letters reveals to us the stories, memories, and music of a dying father, which ultimately becomes the practical, moral, and spiritual gift and guidebook for his children he’d never live to see, and for his wife, his redemptive story of love.
Seattle, WA—August 8, 2013—Carew Papritz, Best-selling Author Combining the best elements of such inspirational books as Tuesdays with Morrie, The Last Lecture, and Chicken Soup for the Soul, Carew Papritz has created an intense and thought- provoking book, filled with life instructions that are beautiful, revealing, and as Kirkus Reviews writes, “Deeply immersive . . . authentic . . . emotionally potent.” “A nightstand essential.”
Who Reads This “Everybody Book?” Romantic and pragmatic, old-fashioned and new-fashioned, life- questioning and life-altering, The Legacy Letters is an “everybody book.” It appeals to new parents and parents-to-be for its detailed life instructions. Parents are reading it to and with their children. Teenagers are rediscovering timeless values and ideas still relevant for a new time. Grandparents read it for the nostalgia of an earlier time and to read to their grandchildren. For people hungry to find meaning in their lives, The Legacy Letters offers its audience a way to think about, talk about, and even change their lives—to create their own “Legacy Life.”
Discovering the Songs of The Legacy Letters—Carew also adds an unique element, songs written specifically for the book. The Legacy Letters—The Songs is the gift of music, along with the letters, that the author left to both his children and his wife. The full album will be available this fall.
A Writer’s Life Made for The Legacy Letters— Carew Papritz was born in Yosemite National Park, and has lived in England, Norway, and across the US. He has worked as a cowboy and wrangler, ski patrol, freelance journalist, tour bus driver, bartender, and in feature films in Hollywood. He began writing The Legacy Letters on the back of his pickup while working on a ranch. Eventually, he “wrangled” “the woman who would become his wife; they were married on horseback while a bagpiper played. They now have a son and live in Washington state and the Southwest.
CONTACTS
For more information about Carew Papritz or The Legacy Letters, please see the following web sites or contact his publicists Courtney Wells or Lynnette Scheier.
The Legacy Letters - Official Website:
http://www.TheLegacyLetters.com
The Legacy Letters - Official Facebook Page:
https://www.Facebook.com/TheLegacyLet...
The Legacy Letters – Available at Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0985708875/r...
Publicity Department
Courtney Wells
Phone: (321) 356-8241
Email: courtney.rene.wells@gmail.com
Lynnette Scheier
Phone: (480) 371-4222
Email: Lynnette.scheier@gmail.com
The Legacy Letters
his wife, his children, his final gift
A Timeless and Universal Love Story about Life
Rediscovered private letters from a dying father to his children—and his wife—uncover a passionate and powerful guidebook to life.
Summary— The Legacy Letters reveals to us the stories, memories, and music of a dying father, which ultimately becomes the practical, moral, and spiritual gift and guidebook for his children he’d never live to see, and for his wife, his redemptive story of love.
Seattle, WA—August 8, 2013—Carew Papritz, Best-selling Author Combining the best elements of such inspirational books as Tuesdays with Morrie, The Last Lecture, and Chicken Soup for the Soul, Carew Papritz has created an intense and thought- provoking book, filled with life instructions that are beautiful, revealing, and as Kirkus Reviews writes, “Deeply immersive . . . authentic . . . emotionally potent.” “A nightstand essential.”
Who Reads This “Everybody Book?” Romantic and pragmatic, old-fashioned and new-fashioned, life- questioning and life-altering, The Legacy Letters is an “everybody book.” It appeals to new parents and parents-to-be for its detailed life instructions. Parents are reading it to and with their children. Teenagers are rediscovering timeless values and ideas still relevant for a new time. Grandparents read it for the nostalgia of an earlier time and to read to their grandchildren. For people hungry to find meaning in their lives, The Legacy Letters offers its audience a way to think about, talk about, and even change their lives—to create their own “Legacy Life.”
Discovering the Songs of The Legacy Letters—Carew also adds an unique element, songs written specifically for the book. The Legacy Letters—The Songs is the gift of music, along with the letters, that the author left to both his children and his wife. The full album will be available this fall.
A Writer’s Life Made for The Legacy Letters— Carew Papritz was born in Yosemite National Park, and has lived in England, Norway, and across the US. He has worked as a cowboy and wrangler, ski patrol, freelance journalist, tour bus driver, bartender, and in feature films in Hollywood. He began writing The Legacy Letters on the back of his pickup while working on a ranch. Eventually, he “wrangled” “the woman who would become his wife; they were married on horseback while a bagpiper played. They now have a son and live in Washington state and the Southwest.
CONTACTS
For more information about Carew Papritz or The Legacy Letters, please see the following web sites or contact his publicists Courtney Wells or Lynnette Scheier.
The Legacy Letters - Official Website:
http://www.TheLegacyLetters.com
The Legacy Letters - Official Facebook Page:
https://www.Facebook.com/TheLegacyLet...
The Legacy Letters – Available at Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0985708875/r...
Publicity Department
Courtney Wells
Phone: (321) 356-8241
Email: courtney.rene.wells@gmail.com
Lynnette Scheier
Phone: (480) 371-4222
Email: Lynnette.scheier@gmail.com
The Legacy Letters, by Carew Papritz - Kirkus Reviews - Excerpt
Deeply immersive and it has a strong sense of atmosphere . . . authentic . . .
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