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Publisher:
Lighthouse Trails Publishing |
Release
Date: June 25, 2004 |
ISBN:
0-9721512-3-0 |
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Format
Reviewed: Hardcover |
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Genre:
Nonfiction/Biography |
Reviewed:
2004 |
Reviewer:
Beverly J. Rowe |
Reviewer
Notes: Laurel Lee died on August 10, 2004, of Pancreatic
Cancer.
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Tapestry
The
Journey of Laurel Lee
By Laurel Lee
I
had seen some of this author's past work which began in the 1970s
with Walking Through The Fire. When I opened this book,
I didn't expect to finish it, or even to read it. Though it is a
collection of journal entries, Laurel tells such a compelling story,
with such provocative word usage, that I was pulled into the book
from the first page, and several hours went by before I came back
to the real world. I laughed with her and cried for her.
Laurel
and her new husband, Richard, hitchhiked to Alaska to get their
share of free government land and build a primitive life on the
last frontier. After 10 years of hardscrabble living, Laurel was
diagnosed with terminal Hodgkin's Disease. She surprised everyone
by surviving that terrifying disease with the help of her faith
in God. Her husband was not able to deal with the problems of a
terminally ill wife. He abandoned her and their three children to
fend for themselves, and ran away with the babysitter.
She
put her troubles in writing and was surprised when Walking Through
the Fire was so well received, and it helped relieve her financial
strain. Laurel's triumphant spirit and her faith in her God shines
through the journal entries which tell of the decades of her life.
The journal takes her through two more marriages, and worldwide
travels with her children, always knowing that cancer could reoccur
at any time. Her exquisite drawings and family photos add to our
feeling of knowing Laurel Lee intimately. I thoroughly enjoyed reading
this wonderful book. Her writing style is incomparable and her way
with words is mesmerizing.
I
stayed with her for the duration of her Journey, and what a trip
it was! What an indomitable lady! This book makes me wish I could
have known her.
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