Review: The Shepherd's Song by Betsy Duggey and Laurie Myers

Title: The Shepherd's Song
Author: Betsy Duffey and Laurie Myers
Category: Christian/Fiction
Pub. Date: 03/11/2014
Publisher: Howard Books
Format:  Hardback
Pages: 240
ISBN#: 1476738203


Synopsis:  


Shortly before suffering a tragic car accident, Kate McConnell wrote the simple but powerful words of Psalm 23 on a piece of paper to give to her wayward and confused son. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. . . . As she loses consciousness from her injuries, she wonders if she’s done enough with her life.
When a lonely dry-cleaning employee finds Kate’s humble, handwritten copy of the psalm, it begins an incredible journey around the world, forever changing the lives of twelve very different people. From a soldier wounded in Iraq, to a young Kurdish girl fleeing with her family to Turkey, to a Kenyan runner about to begin the Rome Invitational Marathon, the power of the ancient words begins to take shape in various ways, drawing us into these stories inexplicably linked by the passing of the psalm from one recipient to the next.
Eventually, Kate’s paper makes it back to its starting place, and she discovers the unexpected ways that God moves and changes lives through even our smallest actions.


My Review:  

I am going to start by saying, You never know who may touch, help or in reverse hinder someone even if it is just something you have written down on a piece of paper. 

 When the character, Kate McConnell wrote Psalm 23 on that paper she was only thinking of her son. God does work in ways that confound us all. And this story is a testimony to just that. And I enjoyed reading about each one.

Author's Betsy Duffey and Laurie Myers have a way of telling a story that makes you want to read more even till and after you finish the book. I would recommend anyone, especially those who are struggling with their faith, to pick up this book and start reading.

So for the reasons above I will be giving this book a Breath of Life rating:

Four Clock Rating!!!  

 

Disclosure: I did not receive the above book in exchange for my honest opinion and or review. But the Opinions are my own and yours may differ.

 About the Authors:  

 

 

 

Betsy began writing in 1990 and in the next 15 years published over twenty children’s books, including a number of popular series.
Her books have been Junior Library Guild selections, Crown Award nominees, and have been nominated for state awards in over twenty states including the California Young Reader Medal, the Texas Bluebonnet Award and the Florida Sunshine State Young Reader Award.
As a licensed counselor Betsy has worked the last four years with homeless women in Atlanta. Her passion is to use writing and story as a way of healing.
Betsy now writes with her sister, Laurie Myers, and their first book for adults, The Shepherd’s Song, was published by Howard Books in March 2014.

Laurie Myers is the award-winning author of chapter books for children, including Surviving Brick Johnson, an ALA notable book, and Lewis and Clark and Me, winner of the PA Children's book award and Honor book for Michigan. Her books have been on the International Reading Associations Children's Choice, Parents' Choice, and Teachers' Choice lists, as well as Junior Library Guild selection and many state master lists.

Laurie and her sister, Betsy Duffey (goodreads author), write adult fiction together as the Writing Sisters.

  

 

 

http://www.WritingSisters.com