Alice J.
Wisler
Fiction/General
Back of
the book:
To be accepted, to find home, to belong.
Fifteen years ago Gideon Miller ran away from an Amish life that
seemed perfect. But it held a childhood secret he could not leave behind.
Gideon, now an auto mechanic in Twin Branches, North Carolina,
helps Amish youth relocate to modern society, earning him the nickname the
“Getaway Savior.” When Kiki, an autistic teen enters his shop wanting a job,
Gideon struggles to accept her although he’s infatuated with her sister Mari.
Furthermore, a surprise visit from his younger brother Moriah forces Gideon to
realize that his need for God’s forgiveness is far greater than he anticipated.
About the
author:
Born and raised in Japan, I love sushi! I also enjoyed walks to
the stationer's store to purchase notebooks, scented erasers and pencils when I
was in elementary school. With each purchase, I was sure I was going to write a
bestseller!
Now I write, blog, and enjoy crafting fun characters in Durham, NC. All of my novels are set in some part of my state. Rain Song (Christy Finalist 2009) takes place in the little town of Mount Olive, home to Mount Olive Pickles and strong family ties. How Sweet It Is, also a Christy Finalist in 2010, takes places in the Smoky Mountains.
Now I write, blog, and enjoy crafting fun characters in Durham, NC. All of my novels are set in some part of my state. Rain Song (Christy Finalist 2009) takes place in the little town of Mount Olive, home to Mount Olive Pickles and strong family ties. How Sweet It Is, also a Christy Finalist in 2010, takes places in the Smoky Mountains.
Hatteras Girl made her debut October 2010. Of
course, it is set in the lovely Outer Banks. A Wedding Invitation has
flashbacks of settings in a refugee camp in the Philippines and also has scenes
in Winston-Salem, NC. It arrived in October 2011. For me, this novel represents
the need we all have to belong and be accepted; just like my Amerasian
character feels. Still Life in Shadows, my fifth novel, and takes place in a
small mountain town I created called Twin Branches. This is also a story of
belonging as Gideon Miller helps dissatisfied Amish youth relocate and find
their places in modern society.
In addition to speaking at conferences and retreats across the country, I teach online grief-writing classes---Writing the Heartache---and design and sell remembrance cards. Since my four-year-old son Daniel's death in 1997, I've written articles on coping with grief. Many of these can be read at the Open to Hope website at www.opentohope.com. Be sure to visit my website at www.alicewisler.com and my blog: www.alicewisler.blogspot.com also on Facebook and Twitter @AliceWisler.
In addition to speaking at conferences and retreats across the country, I teach online grief-writing classes---Writing the Heartache---and design and sell remembrance cards. Since my four-year-old son Daniel's death in 1997, I've written articles on coping with grief. Many of these can be read at the Open to Hope website at www.opentohope.com. Be sure to visit my website at www.alicewisler.com and my blog: www.alicewisler.blogspot.com also on Facebook and Twitter @AliceWisler.
My
thoughts:
After watching the TV series, Amish: Out of Order, Alice Wisler was compelled to write this riveting story about
Gideon Miller. Gideon came from an Amish family with an abusive father.
At the age of fifteen he makes his escape. Gideon finds his way to
Twin Branches where he is taken under the wing of Ormond Russell. The story
begins fifteen years later, where Gideon is now in charge of the auto repair
shop that Ormond owns.
In the opening pages of the novel we meet Kiki, an autistic
teenager trying her best to fit in with her peers. Kiki lives with her sister
Mari because their mother can no longer care for Kiki. Kiki and Mari’s lives
intertwine with Gideon’s after Kiki “accidentally” tears up a recently
completed project of Gideon’s.
From the outset it just seems like all the problems in their lives
are just too much to believe. But, isn’t that how real life is? Don’t we all
harbor some form of resentment and disappointment? For most of us life hasn’t
turned out the way we had planned. Ms. Wisler has lived through some very tough
times in her life and the depth of emotion that those times brought forth show
in her writing. She is very talented at shining the love of God in the most
desperate and impossible situations.
“Still Life in Shadows” will take you on a journey that you won’t
soon forget. It is about so much more than ex-Amish, autism or even
hoarding…it’s about redemption and forgiveness and the healing that is brought
about by it.
Giveaway:
One reader will win a Copy of Still Life in Shadows by Alice J.
Wisler. Open to US & CA 18+. Giveaway will end on 10/01/2012 at 12:01 am
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