Saturday, May 16, 2015

I Love Books!

I just finished The Deepest Waters, a novel by Dan Walsh, inspired by the sinking of the SS Central America in 1857, off the coast of South Carolina, and carrying 15 tons of gold. As I read Walsh's novel, I was gripped with the same comparisons that Laura, a survivor,  frequently made. My worst days are better than the best days many people of the world have known. Sobering, and motivating to remember to choose a grateful heart. Walsh did an amazing job describing thoughts and feelings a survivor must have experienced, and more specifically, one so recently married who thought she was simultaneously widowed. He captured the kindness, as well as the greed, that often surfaces among those experiencing tragedy together. Great job, Walsh!