Letter from Alabama is the true story of two orphaned and abandoned children saved by grace and a family's love -- and by a letter that traveled hundreds of miles in an envelope in 1952 and changed everything. The narrative richly portrays life and coming of age in the '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s, before the era of instant and ever-available communication.It inspires and surprises.
Excerpt of a 5-Star review of the Kindle, edition, released April 6, 2015:
"Letter from Alabama" is a well-written and compelling memoir written in the third person by David Workman, whose story is fascinating, at times sad, even tragic, at other times happy, but ultimately redemptive . . . . This book is definitely worth reading. I became hooked in a few minutes and could barely put it down until I had finished it.
Here is a new review of Letter from Alabama:
Small Press Bookwatch: August 2015
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive, Oregon, WI 53575
The Biography Shelf
Letter from Alabama
David L. Workman
Workman & Associates, Inc.
http://www.workman-inc.com
9780996230919, $8.99, 212pp, www.amazon.com
Synopsis: David's life could turn out very, very badly. His mother dies suddenly when he is an infant. Then at age two, he is gone. Vanished, with his father, and abandoned in a far-away place. His future hangs on a letter from Alabama, a piece of paper that must travel hundreds of miles in an envelope. Then it must land in exactly the right place in a busy office where nobody is under any obligation to read it or pay any attention to it. "Letter from Alabama: The Inspiring True Story of Strangers Who Saved a Child and Changed a Family Forever" is the true story of that letter, and all that will transpire because of it. It's the story of human failure, and human triumph. Forgiveness and redemption. It is a testament to, and a prayer of thanks for, good and decent people everywhere who stand up for a child when they don't have to -- when they have nothing to gain and perhaps much to lose. It's a tribute to those who see the potential in a young person and give that person a chance to be the best that he or she can be. They are the heroes for whom this story is now committed to writing.
Critique: Impressively well written, organized and presented, "Letter from Alabama: The Inspiring True Story of Strangers Who Saved a Child and Changed a Family Forever" is a compelling and inherently fascinating read from beginning to end. An extraordinary and heartwarming account, "Letter from Alabama" is very highly recommended for community library American Biography collections. For personal reading lists it should be noted that "Letter from Alabama" is also available in a Kindle edition ($2.99).
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