For Seller

By: Lillian Brummet

As a writer, I think The Letter must have been a very
interesting challenge for author Roxanna Russell. This work
of fiction is actually a collection of 14 short stories - each
revolving around some kind of letter; the Suicide Note, the
Closure Letter, Love Letter, Fan Letter and so on. Yet the
book is also a novel, in that each chapter is centered on a
particular family and each chapter ties into the next.

The three main characters are Mark, his wife, Carol and his
son Jack. Mark and Carol meet in dire circumstances, fall in
love and raise children who grow into adults with lives of
their own. Each major life altering moment is accentuated
with an accompanying letter written by someone in the
family.

The author’s humor, love and appreciation of people in her
live are apparent within the first few pages of The Letter. She
brings up issues so subtly that you hardly know they are
there. For instance, is it wrong for Jan to sell herself to save
her father? I think not. The Letter reinforces that intent is
what weighing the rights and wrongs of life decisions really
boils down to.

It was both a pleasure and an honor to read The Letter.

ISBN#: 1-4137-9311-8

Author: Roxanna Russell

Publisher: Publish America

Book Reviewer: Lillian Brummet - Co-author of the book
Trash Talk, a guide for anyone concerned about his or her
impact on the environment - Author of Towards
Understanding, a collection of poetry.
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