The Button Legacy - 

Emily's Inheritance 

by Ginger Marcinkowski

 Nostalgic & Compelling!

Description

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 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. This novel shares even more stories from The Button Legacy, a novella of Emily’s favorite stories.

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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 one of eight siblings.

Her debut novel, Run, River Currents, was published in August 2012, was a 2012 semi-finalist in the ACFW Genesis Awards, and a 2013 Kindle Book Award Finalist, also winning honorable mentions in national awards and festivals. The Button Legacy, a novella, was published in June 2013, was written as a prequel / sequel to Run, River Currents. Her next novel, The Button Heritage will be published in the Spring of 2014 and is the full story of the Polk families journey of faith told through buttons collected over generations. The Button Legacy 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 is currently a judge for the ACFW 's prestigious Carol Awards. She is actively involved in the Hampton Roads Writers Association and is a member of the ACFW and AWP Writer's Associations.

An interesting fact about Ginger is that in the past, she had been a travel agent for many years, which is the catalyst for her new series of mystery books whose main character is a travel agent.

http://gingermarcinkowski.blogspot.com/

https://www.facebook.com/writer.Ginger.Marcinkowski

My Review ~

A box containing a conglomeration of buttons has been passed down through the Polk family generations, each button representing a story. Family members have repeated the stories behind each button in the old painted brass box. Additional buttons have been added to the box over the years, and their respective stories have become an integral influence in the lives of each generation. 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.

In this expanded version of The Button Legacy: Emily's Inheritance the author has added great depth to her characters and their relationships and experiences through the years. Family dynamics are expanded, bringing to life the relationships and stories of this family, and the influences they have on one another. Additional button stories are included in this version that touched my heart. A trip to Maine brings one of the Polk family girls to a button factory where buttons had been stamped from clam shells, another parallel in my own life that was very meaningful to me.

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 tales 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: Emily's Inheritance. I found this book to be a compelling and nostalgic story of life and its tragedies and joys. I highly recommend it!

Disclaimer: I received an electronic copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own, and no monetary compensation was received for this review.