The Legacy Letters--his wife, his children, his final gift (5-Time National Award Winner)

The Legacy Letters--his wife, his children, his final gift (5-Time National Award Winner)

by Carew Papritz
The Legacy Letters--his wife, his children, his final gift (5-Time National Award Winner)

The Legacy Letters--his wife, his children, his final gift (5-Time National Award Winner)

by Carew Papritz

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Overview

--From The Huffington Post Review
"A Must-Read Book of Wisdom for Life...exquisite, intimate, passionate, humorous and genuine..."

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This remarkable book will take you by the hand and lead you on a gentle and inspiring journey through the deepest thoughts and most tender emotions of a dying man during his final days.

The book consists of a series of letters written by its central character to his unborn children and estranged wife as he spends his waning hours alone in a remote cabin, contemplating life and love.

The subjects of his letters, which he has planned to be delivered to his twin children on their 10th birthday, vary from pragmatic fatherly advice to poetic musings on the meaning of life. The result is a practical, moral and spiritual guidebook that speaks to every reader: young and old, parent and child, lover and lonely one alike.

Using a series of letters to tell the main character's story is a brilliant mechanism that works particularly well in this scenario because of his compelling reason for writing the letters: a deep desire to be a father to the children he will never know and to redeem his lost love for his distanced wife.

As we read letter after letter we are allowed to see more and more clearly into the heart and soul of this man, whose approaching death is revealing to him, with more and more clarity, the beauty and preciousness of life. When the letters draw to a close we grieve with him over all that will be lost with his death and, at the same time, marvel with him at the sheer radiance of this gift of life:

"How utterly, utterly small we are under this magnificent star canopy. My God, what a sensation to be an atom in the scheme of such grandiosity. The allurement, the jazz, and the physics of it all. And how well love reigns under and over this convergence of infinity, all, and everything. My God, what wonders we must behold before we go. To be awakened. And so awake."

The Legacy Letters offers the reader an exquisite, intimate, passionate, humorous and genuine experience of the final days of one man's life. But ultimately it provides inspiration and guidance for living a deeply meaningful life -- every day -- for all the days of one's existence. Carew Papritz has used his considerable writing talent to pen a story that entertains and enlightens, intrigues and inspires, charms and catalyzes change for every reader.
Read The Legacy Letters aloud with your loved ones of any age and use the letters to stimulate conversations about your own life wisdom and all the lessons you have learned, big and small. Let it remind you of what you have always known but may have lost touch with in the hurriedness of daily life - the simple beauty of being awake in every moment, taking in everything that life has to offer. You will cherish every word of this book, just as it guides you to cherish every aspect of your beautiful, miraculous life.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940148482666
Publisher: King Northern, Inc.
Publication date: 01/01/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 248
File size: 5 MB

About the Author

Carew Papritz is the 5-time award-winning author of the bestselling and critically-acclaimed book, The Legacy Letters.

The Huffington Post says Carew "intrigues and enlightens, charms and catalyzes change for every reader.” The Legacy Letters is "A Must-Read Book of Wisdom for Life...exquisite, intimate, passionate, humorous, and genuine..."

Combining the best elements of such inspirational bestsellers as Tuesdays with Morrie, The Last Lecture, and Chicken Soup for the Soul, author Carew Papritz creates a timeless work that Woman’s World Magazine writes, “This inspirational classic is the perfect comfort book for people hungry to find meaning in their lives.”

The Legacy Letters, though fictional, has also won acclaim as a life lessons book for all generations, thus gaining the distinction of being the only book in publishing history to win awards for both fiction and non-fiction.

Carew is determined to be a Renaissance Man in an age that lauds the specialist. As discovered in his writings and songs in The Legacy Letters, he is fascinated with the human condition and chronicles it by immersing himself in all its endless variations.

“Living Life to the Fullest” represents the spirit of The Legacy Letters. Carew lives this powerful message as seen through his unusual and national groundbreaking book tours and signings.

• First-ever independently-published author to digitally sign a book (and he did it on horseback!)
• Created “The Legacy Letters First-Ever Old-Fashioned, Modern Day, Whistle Stop Book and Train Tour” on Amtrak, which ran for 3 weeks and included 10 cities along the East Coast.
• Inventor of the “Pop-Up” book signing (which he originated on Amtrak but also performed in front of The Today Show and The White House).
• First ever volcano book signing (and radio interview!) on top of Mt. St. Helens while on his “Wild, Wonderful, and Washington First-Evers” book tour.

Learn more about Carew Papritz and The Legacy Letters at www.thelegacyletters.com
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