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Katherine Reay has enjoyed a life-long affair with the works of Jane Austen and her contemporaries. After earning degrees in history and marketing from Northwestern University, she worked as a marketer for Proctor & Gamble and Sears before returning to school to earn her MTS. Katherine lives with her husband and three children in Seattle, WA.
Dear Mr. Knightley was her first novel. Twitter: @Katherine_Reay Facebook: katherinereaybooks
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- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson (November 5, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 140168968X
- ISBN-13: 978-1401689681
- Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Any avid Christian Fiction reader must have heard of Katherine Reay's ''Dear Mr. Knightley''. Since its release last year, this novel has received nothing but glowing praise and it was with great anticipation that I grabbed a copy of it. For me, it started out well, really well. I could tell by the author's rich, gorgeous voice that she was a seasoned writer; her introduction of the main character simply drew me in. We meet Samantha Moore, a soul secretly hurting and hiding behind personas (a creative quirk, I found. Kudos to Reay). I had a feeling healing would flow for the wounds of Samantha's past and that by the end of it all, hers would be a beautifully rendered story. But halfway through the book, I found myself frustrated. Especially at her. Words cannot express how enigmatic this character is and as much as I tried, I simply could not decipher Samantha. What I first thought to be vulnerability in her came across as frustrating naivety. At times, she seemed approachable and willing to reach out to others, then she would suddenly close up on herself and was not as nice as before. There were simply too many contradictions. I just couldn't connect.
Unfortunately, Samantha's relationships didn't help the situation, because honestly, except for Father John, Kyle and even Hannah, I felt like most of the secondary characters were really distant. Something about their affiliation with the heroine seemed forced. Just as I was about to lose hope, lo and behold, in walks the great Alex Powell. I was so sure that he was the solution to it all! The more I kept hoping the more I realized he was running away from the heroine. There were sweet moments between the two but, mercy, I was wishing for more -- way more!
Long story short, I really didn't think I would end up liking '' Dear Mr.
Dear Mr. Knightly tells the picturesque story of a young woman named Samantha who is not only an orphan, but a girl who's made - nearly - one mistake too many. After attempting to make it on her own, she's forced to return to the safety of Grace House, the place she grew up in and try earning back the scholarship offered by a mysterious benefactor who is known to her only as "Mr. Knightley." When the man agrees to reinstate Sam's scholarship, the only stipulation he asks is that she write him letters detailing her progress. During her year of journaling through letters, Sam learns the meaning of independence, self-worth and maybe... even love.
Jane Austen has inspired thousands of contemporary pieces of candied fiction - both literary and cinematic. New author Katherine Reay uses the popularity of Austen-esque inspiration and crafts her story into a magnificently unique novel. One of 2013's debut authors, already Katherine has established herself as a name to keep an eye on. In `Mr. Knightley,' readers are swept up on an emotional journey of hope, healing and finding home. I have to be honest, when I was ready to read the book, in my typical reading habitual, I'd paged through the novel and read the author note prior to seriously reading it, and my opinion wasn't were I wanted it to be. This can be traced back to one thing - the style in which the book is written. Aside from an epilogue, the story is told, not just in the first person but entirely through letters, and it was a context that made me read with trepidation. Nonetheless I went through with reading and oh my, what a treat Dear Mr. Knightly was. These are the best kind of novels.
Ripping up the "rules" for a usual contemporary novel, Reay reinvented the familiarity of the genre.
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