tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post6572619492062403819..comments2023-10-25T13:12:46.025+00:00Comments on THE ELLORY JOURNAL: R J Elloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438870435444248710noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-87888461311825361582009-10-13T12:56:49.805+00:002009-10-13T12:56:49.805+00:00I am in Atlanta now. I did an interview on-line t...I am in Atlanta now. I did an interview on-line this morning for a newspaper in Cincinnati, and the interviewer asked me about readers and booklovers...and what could I say? I told him that they were the best people in the world. Posts like these - the support and encouragement that comes with them - are remarkable, and truly, truly appreciated. I am flying to Miami today to meet some Floridians, and see what they make of the book! Thanks Matt, Brian, Russell - you guys are great, and I am so grateful for your support. This is a strange business, to say the least, and it's messages like these that make the whole thing worthwhile!R J Elloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438870435444248710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-18075773262210741002009-10-13T11:04:01.836+00:002009-10-13T11:04:01.836+00:00£12000? There ought to be some pay back from that ...£12000? There ought to be some pay back from that don't you think. Glad it's all coming together for you Roger!Tail Chasing Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677593536997141414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-74692875655705188052009-10-13T09:36:57.501+00:002009-10-13T09:36:57.501+00:00Holy crap, Roger - £12,000 on copying and postage?...Holy crap, Roger - £12,000 on copying and postage?? Hats off to you (again). And best wishes on your epic journey!Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450592448282990816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-30799374238119572752009-10-12T23:16:18.253+00:002009-10-12T23:16:18.253+00:00The Shed, Great Post.The Shed, Great Post.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00606112146089947449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31456518.post-19672694557390308142009-10-12T22:29:33.279+00:002009-10-12T22:29:33.279+00:00To all those who have not yet read A Quiet Belief ...To all those who have not yet read A Quiet Belief In Angels. I first heard of this book by browsing the internet whilst on deployment in the Gulf. To be honest I wanted just an easy good read. I stumbled on this book and read the synopsis. My initial thoughts? Who in their sick mind would write a fictional book about a child serial killer! Many reviews persuaded me that this was a beautifully written book and so I took the risk with an open mind.<br /><br />From the outset, this book reads like a journey story. You know from the first paragraph that this is a story that will span a lifetime and it will demand your absolute attention or you will miss the point. I will not go into major detail but it is set in a quiet town in deep south USA and is narrated by Joseph Vaughan who, at every corner turned, has his innocence strangled by raw violence, loss, and tragedy. The overwhelming theme here is that Vaughan is, it seems, born with an unhindered hope, faith, ambition, realism that embarrases those who are fully grown, shows them up for their impotence to do anything proactive and it is for this that he is punished both, ultimately by his community and also the unknown criminal who is murdering children. <br /><br />A Queit Believe in Angels reads with, rhythm, colour, smells, images that both repell and draw you in as if you have somehow experienced what Joesph has experienced. My own personal journey with this book brought about a re-look at how I felt when two girls had been murdered near my home town of Cambridge, the helplessness, the uselessness to do anything except watch and see what turns up.<br /><br />A Quiet Belief In Angels is about a very difficult subject that most people do not really want to think about. If they are honest, they are worried that it will show just how helpless and useless we feel in protecting our own children. It shows how difficult we find it to grieve for children when they leave us before their time. It is a book which forces us to turn our faces but does it responsibly, delicately, nuturingly. Most of all, in this world wide culture of fear, stark violence and helplessness, it helps us see there is something alternative to either lying down and playing dead or the other extreme of shoot first and ask questions later. Buy this book and after you've read it, give it to someone else. It's truly too important to ignore.Tail Chasing Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677593536997141414noreply@blogger.com