Publish Date June 5, 2014 by Vox Dei
Growing up, Emily Evans of Run, River Currents had always
shared a special understanding with her grandfather, John Polk, even when she
couldn't fully see beyond the darkness of her father's abuse. Yet John looked
to the future in faith to what his God could do. Years after her grandfather's
death, the unexpected delivery of the decorated tin, still brimming with
odd-colored buttons, unlocks the joyous memories and lets Emily realize she has
nally discovered the secret her grandfather promised lay within the stories of
the worn button box. Told through the eyes of a devout grandfather, The Button
Legacy: Emily's Inheritance laces together a godly heritage and the power of
one man's prayers, offering a lesson of how God's grace can be seen even in the
simplest thing-a button.
My Thoughts:
The Button Legacy is an inspirational story of the history
of a family told through their memories from different buttons saved. The family saves buttons that have special
meaning to them in a button box and bring those buttons out during different
times of their lives. Many times those
stories held a special meaning to the person telling the story, whether it was
passing on history or sharing a life lesson.
I was able to, through this story; remember some stories that my
grandparents shared with me or something significant that happen in our family
that I had not thought about for a while.
I found it touching how many times the youngsters were not very
interested in hearing the stories, but when forced to hear them they ate them
up, wanting more.
I loved how the story went back in time seamlessly to tell
the tales of the buttons. Never did the
story drag or slow down with the differences in times and the different
characters involved in the stories. I
found myself pictures the timeframe that the buttons would have been worn and
what the people who wore them would have been doing. I also enjoyed how time changed in this
family. Cars appeared, party lines were
developed, but through all the changes the family stuck together and shared
their history.
About Ginger Marcinkowski
Ginger Marcinkowski was born as one of eight siblings in
northern Maine along the Canadian border, a setting that plays a prominent role
in her writing.
Her debut novel, Run, River Currents, was published in
August 2012, was a semi-finalist in the ACFW Genesis Awards and a 2013 Kindle
Book Award Finalist, also winning honorable mentions in other national awards
and festivals. The Button Legacy, a novella, was published in June 2013, and
was written as a prequel / sequel to Run, River Currents. Her upcoming
release, The Button Legacy-Emily's Inheritance, will be
published in the summer of 2014 and is the full story of the Polk family’s
journey of faith told through buttons collected over generations. Emily's
Inheritance concludes Run, River Currents dramatic story of healing and
forgiveness.
Ginger has been a public speaker and visiting lecturer for
many years. She has been a professional reader for the James Jones First Novel
Award ($10,000 prize), and was a judge for the ACFW 's prestigious Genesis and
Carol Awards. She is actively involved in the Hampton Roads Writers Association
and is a member of the ACFW and AWP Writer's Associations as well as a
columnist for Book Fun Magazine.
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