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The Christmas Box Trilogy #3
The Letter
Nineteen years after the death of their young daughter, an estranged couple finds a letter at the base of the girl's gravestone. Feeling in his heart that the letter is from the mother who abandoned him as a child, the husband embarks on a poignant journey of self-discovery and renewed love. The bestselling author of THE CHRISTMAS BOX brings another universal message of hope and love to Spanish-speaking readers.
336 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1997
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Richard Paul Evans
168 books6,520 followersWhen Richard Paul Evans wrote the #1 best-seller, The Christmas Box, he never intended on becoming an internationally known author. His quiet story of parental love and the true meaning of Christmas made history when it became simultaneously the #1 hardcover and paperback book in the nation. Since then, more than eight million copies of The Christmas Box have been printed. He has since written eleven consecutive New York Times bestsellers. He is one the few authors in history to have hit both the fiction and non-fiction bestseller lists. He has won several awards for his books including the 1998 American Mothers Book Award, two first place Storytelling World Awards, and the 2005 Romantic Times Best Women Novel of the Year Award. His books have been translated into more than 22 languages and several have been international best sellers.
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December 10, 2021
2.5⭐
The third and last part of The Christmas Box.
Salt Lake City 1933. Unfortunately, the last book is my least favorite of the three. It's not Christmasy in my opinion. David and MaryAnne Parkin's story continues but in a very sad fashion. The life lessons are good - love and loss, but the overall vibe is a depressing one. I never gave a rating this low for any RPE Christmas story until this one.
The third and last part of The Christmas Box.
Salt Lake City 1933. Unfortunately, the last book is my least favorite of the three. It's not Christmasy in my opinion. David and MaryAnne Parkin's story continues but in a very sad fashion. The life lessons are good - love and loss, but the overall vibe is a depressing one. I never gave a rating this low for any RPE Christmas story until this one.
June 20, 2019
I feel I’m about to have a very unpopular opinion on this book, but I just didn’t like it.
I love Richard Paul Evans’s books and every one I have picked up I have loved and enjoyed the sweet stories he writes. This one though, The Letter, was boring and lacked any events that drew my attention until the very end, but I felt it was too late at that point.
David Parkin, a man mourning the loss of his daughter and in the meantime with his withdrawnness loses his wife as well. Longing for her return he feels the familiar pains of abandonment that he had suffered from his mother as a child. When his housekeeper gives him a letter that was presumably written by his mother he goes on a search for her to find answers.
The story sounded like it would be wonderful, but for me it just lacked anything gripping. The first half of the book was filled with mindless details and by the time he went on a search for his mother I really had lost interest.
It makes me sad to dislike one of Evans’s books, but this one was just not for me.
I love Richard Paul Evans’s books and every one I have picked up I have loved and enjoyed the sweet stories he writes. This one though, The Letter, was boring and lacked any events that drew my attention until the very end, but I felt it was too late at that point.
David Parkin, a man mourning the loss of his daughter and in the meantime with his withdrawnness loses his wife as well. Longing for her return he feels the familiar pains of abandonment that he had suffered from his mother as a child. When his housekeeper gives him a letter that was presumably written by his mother he goes on a search for her to find answers.
The story sounded like it would be wonderful, but for me it just lacked anything gripping. The first half of the book was filled with mindless details and by the time he went on a search for his mother I really had lost interest.
It makes me sad to dislike one of Evans’s books, but this one was just not for me.
December 13, 2025
A beautiful story and it closes out the journey of Mary Anne and David Larkin. I am sorry to see this story arc come to an end. RTC.
May 15, 2016
SUMMARY: The Letter, the final book of the Christmas Box collection is, most simply stated, the love story of David and MaryAnne Parkin. But it is also everyone's love story, for it is about the storms that all relationships must face when the blissful state of romance vanishes into one of real-life challenges and difficulties. We often forget that it is in the hard times that we truly see what is best in love as well as in life. Though love may be temporarily darkened, true love never gives in, or up, but holds tight to noble ideas, which transcend this earth and all time.
The Letter is also about our pasts and our individual quests to discover who we are. In The Letter, David Parkin sets out on a journey to find his mother, a woman who abandoned him when he was a child. In truth, however, David is searching for himself as he seeks to free himself from the pain of her rejection and his fear that he was somehow unworthy of her love. In a sense, David's search is the same journey we are all pursuing. We are all seeking love.
REVIEW: This is the third and final book in The Christmas Box series. It is a sweet, easy read. Of the three books, I found the first two more enjoyable. This book focused solely on David. I was somewhat bothered by the fact that even though he felt so strongly that he wanted Mary Anne to return from England, he let himself get wrapped up in a possible relationship with Deirdre. I also would have like to have heard what Mary Anne was doing and feeling while she was in England since she still loved David but needed to feel his love. I really liked the fact, though, that he discovered why his heart had become hardened and that he had a choice in opening himself to love and walking through life as though frozen.
FAVORITE QUOTES: "It is often during the worst of times that we see the best of humanity."
"The best remedy for a broken heart is to use it."
"The answers are not in the past. Healing comes from purpose and purpose resides in our hope of the future."
"Love, for the sake of love, will always be enough."
The Letter is also about our pasts and our individual quests to discover who we are. In The Letter, David Parkin sets out on a journey to find his mother, a woman who abandoned him when he was a child. In truth, however, David is searching for himself as he seeks to free himself from the pain of her rejection and his fear that he was somehow unworthy of her love. In a sense, David's search is the same journey we are all pursuing. We are all seeking love.
REVIEW: This is the third and final book in The Christmas Box series. It is a sweet, easy read. Of the three books, I found the first two more enjoyable. This book focused solely on David. I was somewhat bothered by the fact that even though he felt so strongly that he wanted Mary Anne to return from England, he let himself get wrapped up in a possible relationship with Deirdre. I also would have like to have heard what Mary Anne was doing and feeling while she was in England since she still loved David but needed to feel his love. I really liked the fact, though, that he discovered why his heart had become hardened and that he had a choice in opening himself to love and walking through life as though frozen.
FAVORITE QUOTES: "It is often during the worst of times that we see the best of humanity."
"The best remedy for a broken heart is to use it."
"The answers are not in the past. Healing comes from purpose and purpose resides in our hope of the future."
"Love, for the sake of love, will always be enough."
December 21, 2023
It all comes full circle with the final entry in the Christmas Box Trilogy. They said it couldn't be done, but the third one tops the first two in becoming the most depressing of the three. The story even brought a tear to my eye at one point.
Though Christmas is experienced once or twice throughout, I wouldn't consider this to be a Christmas story, like the first two. It's just sort of mentioned in passing.
Anyway, this (Book 3) is a continuation of the prequel a.k.a. book two: the "Timepiece". Book one took place in the 1940s, whereas these take place throughout the late 20s, early 30s. David, the husband of Mary from the first book, sets out to find his mum after receiving a letter from her. What follows is an intriguing, yet depressing journey, though I do believe this to be the best written of the three.
Book One is the most well-known of the three, but I found that I was able to enjoy this one just a tad more, with some backstories to the characters and debatable more emotion held within its pages. A worthy conclusion to Mary's story, despite her essentially taking a backseat in this final entry of the Christmas Box Trilogy. She shows up when she needs to, though.
Would recommend.
Though Christmas is experienced once or twice throughout, I wouldn't consider this to be a Christmas story, like the first two. It's just sort of mentioned in passing.
Anyway, this (Book 3) is a continuation of the prequel a.k.a. book two: the "Timepiece". Book one took place in the 1940s, whereas these take place throughout the late 20s, early 30s. David, the husband of Mary from the first book, sets out to find his mum after receiving a letter from her. What follows is an intriguing, yet depressing journey, though I do believe this to be the best written of the three.
Book One is the most well-known of the three, but I found that I was able to enjoy this one just a tad more, with some backstories to the characters and debatable more emotion held within its pages. A worthy conclusion to Mary's story, despite her essentially taking a backseat in this final entry of the Christmas Box Trilogy. She shows up when she needs to, though.
Would recommend.
December 29, 2021
This was by far the most interesting book in the trilogy. It was tragic and heartbreaking, but also heart warming and beautiful.
This book is dedicated to the love story (kind of) of Mary Anne and David Parkin. However, I disagree with how this was presented. I don't think it's about their love story because it doesn't show or discuss how they got together and their grand love affair, this was mentioned in a different book in the trilogy. However, I think it should have said "Mary Anne and David Parkin's Story about how Love Never Fails"
Since this book is about Mary Anne leaving David due to him sheltering his heart due to a tragic accident that happened with their daughter. David knows that he deserved this, but he didn't deserve the two other women who left him; his daughter and his mother.
There is nothing that can be done about Andrea, David's daughter, who was tragically taken away from him too soon. But he knows his mother is in Chicago and now that he is without Mary Anne, he goes in search to close off loose ends. What he finds is unexpected to him and us as the reader. But what was even more shocking was the ending.
The ending seemed fast, but was a definitive way to close the trilogy. I respect the choice made by the author to show the racial injustice of Lawrence and how David did what he had to do to honor and protect his friend.
It brings everything full circle in this trilogy and I'm glad that I found the first book in a Half Priced Books a few years ago.
This book is dedicated to the love story (kind of) of Mary Anne and David Parkin. However, I disagree with how this was presented. I don't think it's about their love story because it doesn't show or discuss how they got together and their grand love affair, this was mentioned in a different book in the trilogy. However, I think it should have said "Mary Anne and David Parkin's Story about how Love Never Fails"
Since this book is about Mary Anne leaving David due to him sheltering his heart due to a tragic accident that happened with their daughter. David knows that he deserved this, but he didn't deserve the two other women who left him; his daughter and his mother.
There is nothing that can be done about Andrea, David's daughter, who was tragically taken away from him too soon. But he knows his mother is in Chicago and now that he is without Mary Anne, he goes in search to close off loose ends. What he finds is unexpected to him and us as the reader. But what was even more shocking was the ending.
The ending seemed fast, but was a definitive way to close the trilogy. I respect the choice made by the author to show the racial injustice of Lawrence and how David did what he had to do to honor and protect his friend.
It brings everything full circle in this trilogy and I'm glad that I found the first book in a Half Priced Books a few years ago.
November 28, 2025
The Parkin’s lose a child in a fire during 1800’s Salt Lake City, Utah: and struggle with loss and grief in their own ways; to the detriment of their marrriage the third book in the “Christmas Box” trilogy by Paul Evan’s. I have to admit this was my least favorite of the three books. It just didn’t grab me the way the others did, and was more depressing than uplifting.
June 24, 2009
Like "The Christmas Box" and "Timepiece," "The Letter" is a continuation of the saccharine saga of the Parkins and their cloying search for meaning and love amidst loss. This one is the longest (300+ pages) but not the best - "Timepiece" was the best. I read this because I am a sucker for series so I HAD to find out what was gonna happen. Not great, but harmless nonetheless. This trilogy is described as "heartwarming," I'd term in "heartburning."
September 19, 2020
This is the final installment in the trilogy. This installment follows the Parkin family 20 years after the death of their daughter. I love the way the story unfolds. Evans is a great story teller.
November 3, 2017
This book was Superbly written and I loved it;It was interestingly interesting.... 4Star
December 7, 2023
Richard Paul Evans really has a gift for writing powerful stories that just pull you in. I loved the message at the end of this one, that it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
July 18, 2013
The Letter, the final book of the Christmas Box collection is, most simply stated, the love story of David and MaryAnne Parkin. But it is also everyone's love story, for it is about the storms that all relationships must face when the blissful state of romance vanishes into one of real-life challenges and difficulties. We often forget that it is in the hard times that we truly see what is best in love as well as in life. Though love may be temporarily darkened, true love never gives in, or up, but holds tight to noble ideas, which transcend this earth and all time.
The Letter is also about our pasts and our individual quests to discover who we are. In The Letter, David Parkin sets out on a journey to find his mother, a woman who abandoned him when he was a child. In truth, however, David is searching for himself as he seeks to free himself from the pain of her rejection and his fear that he was somehow unworthy of her love. In a sense, David's search is the same journey we are all pursuing. We are all seeking love.
My hope is that you will feel what I felt as I wrote this book -- the divine nature of loyalty and the understanding of why we must share love whenever and wherever.
The Letter is also about our pasts and our individual quests to discover who we are. In The Letter, David Parkin sets out on a journey to find his mother, a woman who abandoned him when he was a child. In truth, however, David is searching for himself as he seeks to free himself from the pain of her rejection and his fear that he was somehow unworthy of her love. In a sense, David's search is the same journey we are all pursuing. We are all seeking love.
My hope is that you will feel what I felt as I wrote this book -- the divine nature of loyalty and the understanding of why we must share love whenever and wherever.
December 22, 2008
I loved this book. This book delved into the feelings of loss, love and forgiveness. David's mother left him and his father when he was six years old. His daughter dies in a fire and later his wife leaves him. He takes an emotional journey as he comes to realize that we need to leave the past in the past and live moving forward. It also is disturbing to read of the racism that existed in the 1930's. This book also explores the truth's that people are people regardless of the color of skin.
December 29, 2019
The was the final book in “The Christmas Box” series of 3 books. We read a book every December for our book club. This book brought the other 2 books to a conclusion. It follows the Parkin family as the trials and feelings associated with losing a daughter. I liked the book a lot and the series. It’s just a really good series of books for making you think about the Christmas season. The highs and lows of expectations of family interactions🎄
December 26, 2014
"Could it be that to truly love a thing is not to desire it, but to desire happiness for it?"
So many valuable life lessons in one story. For those who have lost, and are still seeking answers.
So many valuable life lessons in one story. For those who have lost, and are still seeking answers.
December 2, 2015
Another tear jerker by Richard Paul Evans. I really enjoyed this book. I love the stories by Mr. Evans, he pulls you into his stories and makes you feel like you are there living them.
November 8, 2023
**3.5 STARS
I am back! I really loved this book because it has a certain memory that I hold dear and a nostalgic feeling when I pick it up.
I first read The Christmas Box when I was in junior high and I really enjoyed it, but since it was short, it left me bored once it was finished. Then I discovered The Timepiece. The Timepiece is the sequel (prequel) to The Christmas Box and the book that comes before this one in the series. I very much enjoyed that book. I cried and laughed and felt so many emotions while reading it. It is a phenomenal story that felt so incredibly real. It is set in the early 1900s, which I usually don't enjoy historical fiction, but this story was very relevant to me, even though it's set in a time period I know little about. This book, the sequel to Timepiece, is set in late 1933 and early 1934. It delves into the struggles of the Depression and the hardships of racism in both old Salt Lake City and old Chicago. It breaks my heart but I believe that Richard Paul Evans did a great job of describing these two terrible times in history. Evans shares the main character's disgust with racism and how he defends his black friends in a great way in both this novel, and its previous novel in the series.
Evans has a great writing style that I have adored for years. He has been my favorite author since I first picked up one of his books: Finding Noel, many years ago when I was probably 13. His Christmas novels have become a safe place for me in the reading world. When I feel I have nothing to read or the books I'm reading just aren't hitting the spot, I always come back to Richard Paul Evans' Christmas novels. His Christmas books have even become a tradition for me. Each year he publishes a new novel and each year I go with my parents to Deseret Book to pick it up for my Christmas present. I hold his books near to my heart because of that nostalgia. Another reason for the nostalgia is that I live and grew up in Northern Utah, so I feel a connection to the settings in most of his books, which I love.
This book was a 3.5 star because I enjoyed it, but it also took me a long time to read. Evans is famous for his short, but enjoyable Christmas novels and this one is also very short, only 330 pages, but I had started it many years ago, probably when I was 14, so that was five years ago. I'm not sure why I didn't pick it back up.. I was about 1/4 of the way through the book, but once I grabbed it two days ago, I quickly finished it. It became a lot more interesting than I remember it being. I really liked it even though I don't favor historical fiction novels. This book is fantastic, but it can also become boring because of the over-describing of things and settings, but that is something that I like even though I know most readers don't like when it becomes too overbearing.
In conclusion, I would have given the book 4 stars because of its brilliance, but I've decided to give it 3.5 stars because of its slower nature. If you enjoy emotional books, then you will adore this book. It twisted my heart strings many times and I felt the character's pain and I cried with them. Richard Paul Evans, you are still my favorite author after seven years of reading your novels.
I am back! I really loved this book because it has a certain memory that I hold dear and a nostalgic feeling when I pick it up.
I first read The Christmas Box when I was in junior high and I really enjoyed it, but since it was short, it left me bored once it was finished. Then I discovered The Timepiece. The Timepiece is the sequel (prequel) to The Christmas Box and the book that comes before this one in the series. I very much enjoyed that book. I cried and laughed and felt so many emotions while reading it. It is a phenomenal story that felt so incredibly real. It is set in the early 1900s, which I usually don't enjoy historical fiction, but this story was very relevant to me, even though it's set in a time period I know little about. This book, the sequel to Timepiece, is set in late 1933 and early 1934. It delves into the struggles of the Depression and the hardships of racism in both old Salt Lake City and old Chicago. It breaks my heart but I believe that Richard Paul Evans did a great job of describing these two terrible times in history. Evans shares the main character's disgust with racism and how he defends his black friends in a great way in both this novel, and its previous novel in the series.
Evans has a great writing style that I have adored for years. He has been my favorite author since I first picked up one of his books: Finding Noel, many years ago when I was probably 13. His Christmas novels have become a safe place for me in the reading world. When I feel I have nothing to read or the books I'm reading just aren't hitting the spot, I always come back to Richard Paul Evans' Christmas novels. His Christmas books have even become a tradition for me. Each year he publishes a new novel and each year I go with my parents to Deseret Book to pick it up for my Christmas present. I hold his books near to my heart because of that nostalgia. Another reason for the nostalgia is that I live and grew up in Northern Utah, so I feel a connection to the settings in most of his books, which I love.
This book was a 3.5 star because I enjoyed it, but it also took me a long time to read. Evans is famous for his short, but enjoyable Christmas novels and this one is also very short, only 330 pages, but I had started it many years ago, probably when I was 14, so that was five years ago. I'm not sure why I didn't pick it back up.. I was about 1/4 of the way through the book, but once I grabbed it two days ago, I quickly finished it. It became a lot more interesting than I remember it being. I really liked it even though I don't favor historical fiction novels. This book is fantastic, but it can also become boring because of the over-describing of things and settings, but that is something that I like even though I know most readers don't like when it becomes too overbearing.
In conclusion, I would have given the book 4 stars because of its brilliance, but I've decided to give it 3.5 stars because of its slower nature. If you enjoy emotional books, then you will adore this book. It twisted my heart strings many times and I felt the character's pain and I cried with them. Richard Paul Evans, you are still my favorite author after seven years of reading your novels.
December 27, 2020
The Letter by Richard Paul Evans is a beautiful historical novel about love. It is the third book in the Christmas Box trilogy.
There are many types of love as seen within the novel. We see the love of one man for a race who were shunned and discriminated against in the first half of the twentieth century. The Negroes faced hatred and prejudice, those who treated them equally and as friends also faced this hatred.
We witness a beautiful friendship within the novel where skin colour does not matter, it is a heart connection.
There is the theme of separation of parents and children – some is enforced through death, others through choice. Some of these choices are selfish, others are sacrificial.
We see the effect of the loss of a child on a marriage as each parent drowns in grief. (No spoilers here as we learnt of this in book one)
The Letter is a beautifully written novel. The love wafts from the pages to surround the reader.
I have thoroughly enjoyed The Christmas Box Trilogy. All the books are beautifully written and have warmed my heart. I recommend reading them in the order they were written as each book expands on the ones that came before.
There are many types of love as seen within the novel. We see the love of one man for a race who were shunned and discriminated against in the first half of the twentieth century. The Negroes faced hatred and prejudice, those who treated them equally and as friends also faced this hatred.
We witness a beautiful friendship within the novel where skin colour does not matter, it is a heart connection.
There is the theme of separation of parents and children – some is enforced through death, others through choice. Some of these choices are selfish, others are sacrificial.
We see the effect of the loss of a child on a marriage as each parent drowns in grief. (No spoilers here as we learnt of this in book one)
The Letter is a beautifully written novel. The love wafts from the pages to surround the reader.
I have thoroughly enjoyed The Christmas Box Trilogy. All the books are beautifully written and have warmed my heart. I recommend reading them in the order they were written as each book expands on the ones that came before.
January 15, 2023
Nah this was not needed. Because it wasn't enjoyable and heartwarming. It was upsetting and miserable! The Christmas Box should have been the third book in the trilogy because it is, chronologically. And this should have been the second book. But it was just upsetting.
February 12, 2018
Another amazing story woven seamlessly in this trilogy by an author that makes me feel very deeply. I celebrated every joy and cried through the heartaches. Well written and well crafted, I recommend all of this series.The details shape a clear vision that draws you in effortlessly. Please read this author.
December 18, 2019
Beautiful completion of the Christmas Box trilogy, my favorite of his writings so far. We finally have the full story begun in The Christmas Box of the life and love of Mary Anne and David Parkin. This particular book is longer and more complex than the other two, but it is full of details and wonderful characters that make the story complete.
December 24, 2019
The Letter is the final book of The Christmas Box trilogy. On a wintry October night a mysterious letter was left at the base of the angel monument which overlooks the grave of Andrea Parkin, the only child of David and MaryAnne Parkin. It is also the love story of David and MaryAnne. I have read the series and have cried because these people and what they went through seem so real!
January 17, 2022
This was probably my favorite of The Christmas Box stories. This story continues the story of David and MaryAnne. You learn more about the characters and why they made the decisions they made. Like the second story, Timepiece, this story had me crying and heart broken for the couple. I need to go hug my husband and kids, and make each day count.
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January 6, 2021"I am not a believer in love at first sight. For love, in its truest form, is not the thing
of starry-eyed or star-crossed lovers, it is far more organic, requiring nurturing and time
to fully bloom, and, as such, seen best not in its callow youth but in its wrinkled maturity."
of starry-eyed or star-crossed lovers, it is far more organic, requiring nurturing and time
to fully bloom, and, as such, seen best not in its callow youth but in its wrinkled maturity."
December 29, 2024
What a beautiful series!
December 4, 2025
The best of the lot. wondering why the Christmas Box is even separate...not really a Christmas story as much as people finding out the meaning of sacrifice and love.
June 16, 2024
While I still liked this book, it has by far been my least favorite out of all of this authors books I have read...I don't do historical fiction as it is so this whole series has not been my favorite but some of the things in here just seem unnecessary and cruel...hasn't this family been through enough? It wasn't enjoyable and heartwarming like most people have said... it was dark and some parts literally made me sick...I just don't even really have words to go on for it...
May 2, 2021
I like these Richard Paul Evan's series books, quite a bit, as far as inspirational historical fiction goes. I like that sometimes his characters make mistakes and suffer tragedy. I like his portrayal of racism, friendship, love and loss interwoven.
I would have liked to have seen this trilogy, the whole story of the Parkin's family, told in one longer novel.
It is a story deserving of being a single complete work and would maybe then be worthy of being considered a classic.
I read book #1 of The Walk series, a good start but am again disappointed that it is a 5 book series. I felt this story also could potentially have been a great 1 or 2 book complete tale instead of 5 fairly short books. I feel like maybe the author is trying to sell pieces of stories instead of just committing to a really excellent book or two with the complete telling of a worthy story.
I like his work enough that I would commit to reading a six or eight hundred page book by him.
I don't know if I'm going to buy more of his short series books. I guess if I checked them out in the library or read them on ebooks it wouldn't be so bad but I prefer to buy my books in print.
I would have liked to have seen this trilogy, the whole story of the Parkin's family, told in one longer novel.
It is a story deserving of being a single complete work and would maybe then be worthy of being considered a classic.
I read book #1 of The Walk series, a good start but am again disappointed that it is a 5 book series. I felt this story also could potentially have been a great 1 or 2 book complete tale instead of 5 fairly short books. I feel like maybe the author is trying to sell pieces of stories instead of just committing to a really excellent book or two with the complete telling of a worthy story.
I like his work enough that I would commit to reading a six or eight hundred page book by him.
I don't know if I'm going to buy more of his short series books. I guess if I checked them out in the library or read them on ebooks it wouldn't be so bad but I prefer to buy my books in print.
June 9, 2012
I loved this book. It was indeed a continuation of The Christmas Box and Timepiece. It told the story of David and how his search for his mother after Mary finds a mysterious letter at the grave site of their daughter that was allegedly left by an older woman. David eventually comes to terms with his abandonment issues over his mother walking out on the family when he was a child. His friendship with Lawrence and his employment of negroes addresses racism and as it is set in the great depression, many white employees were bitter about it. I won't give away the ending, but this definitely had a few twists and turns and I believe this trilogy is some of Evans best writing and is well worth the time invested in reading it. I am only sad that this is the last of the Evans books I had borrowed from a friend. Thank you to Becky for introducing me to this author, and, most especially, these characters. I have really enjoyed losing myself in their world for the past few days.
October 24, 2019
I get this is life hard and this does have many life lessons but....it was just too morbid for me.
1. There was no justice for Lawrence after all he suffered, even after death
2. David semi-cheats on MaryAnne after her betrayal and when they finally make up, he goes off and dies (though by trying to do the right thing)
3. His selfish mother had the gall to rebuke MaryAnne for crying when SHE had left him scarred since CHILDHOOD
4. MaryAnne selfishly left David without talking it through, then came home assuming things....
And in the end everyone was dead and MaryAnne and David only had a few more weeks of happiness together after their separation.
Ugh, just....this book left me depressed more than anything else. But I will say it speaks volumes against racism and should put some of us to shame for our prejudices. It also speaks worlds of fighting for ones marriage and of forgiveness. I guess that is one of the best points of the story and one we could all use.
1. There was no justice for Lawrence after all he suffered, even after death
2. David semi-cheats on MaryAnne after her betrayal and when they finally make up, he goes off and dies (though by trying to do the right thing)
3. His selfish mother had the gall to rebuke MaryAnne for crying when SHE had left him scarred since CHILDHOOD
4. MaryAnne selfishly left David without talking it through, then came home assuming things....
And in the end everyone was dead and MaryAnne and David only had a few more weeks of happiness together after their separation.
Ugh, just....this book left me depressed more than anything else. But I will say it speaks volumes against racism and should put some of us to shame for our prejudices. It also speaks worlds of fighting for ones marriage and of forgiveness. I guess that is one of the best points of the story and one we could all use.
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