I’m deeply grateful to everyone who has purchased, read, and taken the time to review one of my books. All profits from my books go to help get dogs like Marcus, Boycie, Yoda, Barnaby, Amber, Morrisey, Yoda, Little Draco, Eloise, Fritz, Tito, Franky, Henry, Alexandra, Mandy, Neo, Abigail, bonded siblings Taylor & Kennedy, Rocky, Little puppy, Jacko, Roland, Minnie & Vincent (see photos below) out of kill shelters. So far in 2018, 615 dogs have been rescued. In 2017 we’ve helped free 904 dogs. In 2016, 250 dogs were freed. In 2015, 149 dogs were freed.
AND please for everyone who’s purchased a book could I humbly ask you to write a review when you’ve completed the read. Amazon promotes and ranks books according to number of reviews in addition to sales. Every voice helps spread the word and that is an energy that can help a dog.
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November 22, 2018
I’ll be honest. When I first started reading this book I struggled a bit with the way it jumped back and forth between past, present and future. I was convinced it would be a long read for me. But since I can be honest, I can also admit when I’m wrong. Once I got used to the pacing and this writer’s style I became totally immersed in Klara Gelfman’s plight.
Torn from her home in Kiev in 1881, her family murdered for the sin of being Jewish, she found herself in the New World, where things were supposed to be better. However, she would soon discover how cruel even this land of opportunity could be for a young woman in New York, alone and without the benefit of speaking or understanding English. After being attacked on the streets and left without ID, she is scooped up by the police and, without the aid of an interpreter or trial, sent to live out her days at the Women’s Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell’s Island.
This story is inspired by real events reported by journalist Nellie Bly in 1887, who features in the telling of Klara’s tale. Reading what the women of the asylum lived through is horrifying and humbling, and provides a shocking reminder of how far women have come over the years. I like to believe that we are no longer disposable, as so many of the women on Blackwell’s Island were. While I know that to be mostly true in the US (mostly), I can’t help but think how things are in other countries where women aren’t given the luxuries and rights that we enjoy here. “A Different Kind of Angel” is a wake-up call for us all.
November 22, 2018
This is an excellent book and I would absolutely recommend it to fans of historical fiction!
Actually I have read the book twice now. As an avid fan of this author I was amazed to see real growth in her writing style and the flow of this book. That said it made the reading none the more comfortable. The injustices one after the other piled upon the abuse of a segment of society that should experience nothing but care and patience was truly horific. The basic human rights violations made the hair at the base of my neck stand on end.
That said the authors care and empathy for the situation these woman found themselves in is obvious and made terrible and stark circumstances in which they had to live come ever more in contrast to the care they needed. A brilliant period piece but I cannot give it a five star rating for its emotional content at times overwhelmed me and I had to put the book aside to cope with its content.
November 20, 2018
I’m giving this book five stars for only one reason: I can’t give it six. It’s not a conventional romance, it’s an extremely touching and emotional story of two people who meet under almost the worst of circumstances in a cancer clinic, try to make the best of what is left of their lives and wind up finding the best of all possible worlds.
The title gives away the ending, but it is the getting there, the journey that while short is as long as the characters need, that is the real story. This is not a book to be skimmed, to be raced through, but rather to be read slowly and savored. It is a book that puts the reader in touch with the characters from the inside, puts the characters inside the reader and leaves the reader somehow different at the end.
It rings true, and I don’t say that about many books. None other, in fact. I almost expected to find the author explaining that it was her own story. Get this book, read it … and be changed
AMAZON AUSTRALIA
26 November 2018
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AMAZON U.S.
November 25, 2018
GOODREADS:
Helen Stein, like many others, is a young girl coming of age when all that she loves, family, friends, neighbors, are ravaged by the Nazis who have a bloodthirsty agenda to rid the world of anyone who is Jewish. She watches helplessly as people that she loves are murdered in the streets, shuttled away on cattle cars never to return. She and her brother, with the help of her best friend manage to escape and hide out for four years until one day, they too are apprehended and taken to the camps. There Helen continues to lose everything that defines her. Somehow, she manages to survive to tell her story.
I often wonder when I read of these people, if I would have the same mettle to withstand the atrocities as they did. Would I have the strength to stand up after a beating, the defiling of my person and spirit, the witnessed slaughter of lives strictly for my race, the tragic loss of those I love? I don’t know. I’m sure people like Helen Stein had no idea what they were capable of until they were put to the test. I hope mine an future generations never have to know. The tragedy of it is, these people never thought it was possible to experience that level of depravity. The truth of it is, anything is possible.
AMAZON CANADA
DOGS RESCUED FROM KILL SHELTERS
Marcus has been rescued
Marcus’ freedom photo
Boycie’s shelter information
Boycie (in this shelter photo) has been rescued
Boycie’s freedom photo
Yoda’s been rescued
Yoda’s freedom photo
Yoda with new sibling
Barnaby has been rescued
Barnaby’s freedom photo
Amber has been rescued
Amber’s freedom photo
Morrisey has been rescued
Morrisey’s freedom photo
Yoda has been rescued
Yoda’s freedom photo
Little Draco has been rescued
Little Draco’s freedom photo
Eloise has been rescued
Eloise’s freedom photo
Fritz’s rescue story and kennel information
Fritz kennel photo
Fritz has been rescued
Fritz’s freedom photo
Tito has been rescued
Tito’s freedom photo
Franky (named by rescue) has been rescued
Franky’s kennel information
Franky’s freedom photo
Henry has been rescued
Henry’s freedom photo
Alexandra has been rescued
Alexandra’s freedom photo
Mandy’s been rescued
Mandy’s freedom photo
Neo has been rescued
Neo’s freedom photo
Abigail has been rescued
Abigail’s shelter information
Abigail’s freedom ride
Abigail’s freedom photo
Taylor has been rescued with bonded sibling Kennedy.
Kennedy has been rescued with bonded sibling Taylor
Taylor and Kennedy’s freedom photo. They are so happy to be together.
Rocky’s been rescued
Rocky’s freedom photo
Little puppy with broken leg was rescued
Little puppy with broken leg’s freedom photo.
Jacko has been rescued
Jacko’s freedom photo
Roland has been rescued
Roland’s freedom photo
Minnie has been rescued
Minnie’s freedom photo
Vincent has been rescued
Vincent’s freedom photos
Great on all the dogs and reviews.
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I know it takes time to put posts like this together, and I so much appreciate seeing every one of those little mugs. Thank you for all that you do… everything!
It does take time and energy but if it helps bring awareness to all the dogs still in shelters and perhaps helps them in some way, it’s worth it. It’s all about the end game, saving lives. And doing my small part renders big rewards in my heart. I know you, being an animal and nature living kindred soul, understand. And thank you for all you do. ❤
You continue to inspire me with your tireless efforts on behalf of our four-legged friends. Many hugs!
Hi and thank you so much, Rebecca. Your words encourage me and for that I am grateful. ❤
Hugs!!!
Many warm hugs right back to you, my friend. ❤
Youre going on and on.Magnificent.
Thank you for your kind and supportive words, Lou. ❤️
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Hi my friend and thank you so much for sharing. ❤️
WOW! So many amazing reviews and so many sweet faces again. We loved the photoshoot of Vincent. He sure is a model 😀 Thanks for another bunch of happy smiles, dear Paulette. Here’s a bunch of Pawkisses just for you🐾😽💞
Hi there my sweet friends and thank you so much for the wonderful pawkisses. And yes, Vincent was really hamming it up with his photo shoot, soooo cute. Many warm hugs and pawkisses right back to you two. ❤
Ahh, beautiful. Thank you so much! ❤️
Lovely my friend. Very happy holidays are wished to you and your family. ❤️🐾
Merrymaking Christmas to you. ❤️
Happy New Year to you, my friend. I raise my cyber cup with you to toast to peace on earth. ❤
Fabulous review
Thank you so much. ❤️
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