The Button Legacy by Ginger Marcinkowski

5.0 out of 5 stars
 Nostalgic and poignant!

Book Description
“My Dearest Emily…

When you were a little girl, a change occurred in you. You lost a piece of yourself somewhere….But when you were here in Plaster Rock, you bloomed. The stories we told with these buttons made you smile. With your smile came hope.
Repeat the stories you’ve been told to your own children, never forgetting that God was there in every situation, in every story held inside this box…”

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 finally discovered the secret her grandfather promised lay within the stories of the worn button box.

Told through the eyes of a godly grandfather, The Button Legacy 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.

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Biography
Ginger Marcinkowski was born in northern Maine along the Canadian border, a setting that plays a prominent role in Run, River Currents. She is a daughter of divorced parents and is one of eight siblings.

Her debut novel, Run, River Currents, was published in August 2012 and was a 2012 semi-finalist in the ACFW Genesis Awards, also winning honorable mentions in national awards and festivals. The Button Legacy, published in June 2013, was written as a prequel / sequel to Run, River Currents.

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 is currently a judge for the East-West Writer’s Contest and a reader for the ACFW First Impressions award.

My Review ~

A box containing a conglomeration of buttons has been passed down through the generations, each button representing a story in itself. Generations have repeated the stories behind each button in that old painted brass box. Additional buttons find their way into the box through the years, and their respective stories become a part of the accumulation. The telling of these button stories can be interpreted as lessons in God's divine providence. The lessons presented are as varied as each button is unique.

Ginger Marcinkowski has written a poignant and nostalgic look at life and its lessons through these stories represented by an accumulation of buttons. Some are tragic, others amusing, entertaining and even humorous. The events depicted through the lives of these buttons are lessons in life..... parables, and family dynamics. This is a walk down Memory Lane for me. I grew up with boxes of buttons, my grandmother's, my mother's, and I listened to the stories behind those buttons, told in much the same manner as the stories told in The Button Legacy. I found this book to be a wonderful story of life and its tragedies and joys. I highly recommend it!

Disclaimer: I received a PDF copy of this book from Cross Focused Reviews in exchange for my review. All opinions expressed are my own, and I received no monetary compensation for this review.