MULBERRY PARK: A NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 14780007B18930

English Summary/英文概要： Every letter deserves a reply--even when the questions it contains are difficult to answer. In Judy Duarte’s heartwarming and inspiring novel, a woman shattered by grief responds to a little girl’s urgent note to God and sets in motion a chain of events that helps to heal the lives of all those around her, in wholly unexpected ways...
Each day after work, Claire Harper drives to Mulberry Park and jogs for miles, hoping to find a respite from her sadness. It’s a futile effort, until the evening a letter falls from its hiding place in a nearby tree. Inside the bright pink envelope emblazoned with the words "To God From Analisa" is a note written by a seven-year-old girl, urging God to look after her parents in Heaven and help those she loves on Earth. On impulse, Claire writes back, hoping to preserve Analisa’s innocent belief in answered prayers--even if Claire lost her own faith when her young son was killed in a hit-and-run accident three years earlier.
Since that day, Claire has watched numbly as her life lost its meaning and her marriage dissolved, unwilling and unable to engage with the world around her. But Analisa’s letters gradually draw Claire out of her cocoon and into the companionship of other Mulberry Park regulars--all, in their own way, in need of comfort. Aside from Analisa and her elderly nanny, Hilda, there’s Sam, Analisa’s attorney uncle; Trevor, a young boy in need of companionship; Walter, the chatty old man who plays solitary chess games; and Maria, a single and pregnant young mother of two struggling to keep her family home. As friendships grow, sorrows lift, and lives and hearts connect, each will discover just how far and how high one simple letter can reach...

Chinese Summary/中文概要： Every letter deserves a reply一封改變人一生的信
3年前一場肇事逃逸的車禍奪走Claire兒子的性命，從此她失去信仰、對生活絕望。然而在墨柏瑞公園偶然的機緣下，她撿到了一封小女孩寫的信。
一個失去雙親的七歲女孩Analisa，寫了一封信藏在公園的樹梢間，她向天祈禱她的父母能受神的眷顧，在天堂能快樂安穩的活著，而意外地她的信被Claire拾獲。
從撿到信的那一天，Claire回顧自己失敗的婚姻、早已麻木的生活，漸漸她想回信給Analisa，她希望能告訴Analisa，她的信如何使Claire開始改變自己，甚至一封簡單的信能改變整個社區的人們…

Awards/获奖情况：–Dorothy Garlock, New York Times bestselling author
“MulberryPark is tender and touching…this novel will stay with you long after you have read the last page.”
–Jill Marie Landis, USA Today bestselling author
“Judy Duarte brings together a cast of lost and lonely characters and deftly weaves their lives into a story that hooked me from a little girl’s aching honest Dear God request until the very last page. A wonderful, heartwarming read!”
–Drusilla Campbell, author of Blood Orange
“When six-year-old Analisa starts writing letters to God, the Almighty takes a very hands-on approach to the trials and troubles of the folks who visit Mulberry Park. The result is a testament to the power of love, forgiveness and generosity. Such a happy book…I didn’t want it to end.”
–Cathy Lamb, author of Julia’s Chocolates
“An uplifting story about one little girl’s unflinching faith and how she extends an open and loving hand to the broken people around her, brings them close to each other and back into God’s gentle embrace.”
–Sally Smith O’Rourke, author of The Man Who Loved Jane Austen
“A touching story of grief, love and forgiveness. Reminding us that God is everywhere if we forgive ourselves and let him in our hearts.”
–Jamie Driggers, Armchair Interviews
“I loved this story, or, better said, these stories. The characters are three dimensional and she only reveals their past as necessary. And their pasts are important, giving an air of mystery to this women’s fiction novel.”
–Donna Zapf, SingleTitles.com
“Ms. Duarte captured my attention with her persuasive writing and smooth flowing story-line which effectively draws to a most satisfying conclusion, leaving me smiling through my tears. If there is only one book that you read this year, MulberryPark by Judy Duarte must be that book.”

About the Author/作者介绍： About the Author:
http://www.judyduarte.com/bio.html
Judy Duarte的作品曾獲得--讀者票選最佳好書獎--，她早期寫的故事雖然沒有出版，卻獲得各方肯定，之後出版過17本書感動全球讀者，引起書迷熱烈迴響，紛紛告訴Judy她的書如何在他們的生命中成為不斷前進的動力。
In July 2005, Judy won the prestigious Reader’s Choice Award for THE RICH MAN’S SON.
Judy’s unpublished stories won not only the coveted Emily (West Houston RWA Chapter) and Orange Rose (Orange County RWA Chapter) awards, but also earned her the status of a double RWA Golden Heart finalist in 2001. Then Judy’s dream became a reality in March 2002 when Silhouette Special Edition released her first book, COWBOY COURAGE. Since then, she has published seventeen books and is contracted to write three more. Her stories have touched the hearts of readers around the world. Her tales of redemption and renewed trust generate many fan letters from readers who tell her of the positive impact reading her stories have had in their lives.

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