When I thumbed
through my newly arrived, autographed copy of Frozen Footprints (thank you, Therese Heckenkamp!), I was excited
to see the book that was going to be one of my “summer readers.” I had no
intention of reading it upon its arrival as I was knee-deep in a few editing projects
and really did not have the time. Mostly I wanted to stoke my anticipation
which, for me, is always part of the excitement of lining up books to read.
I read the first
sentence and could not stop.
One sentence and
I was hooked.
So, I sat and
read and pushed my editing projects from my thoughts since I didn’t want them
crowding out the sheer pleasure I was finding in Heckenkamp’s book.
Frozen Footprints is the story of 18 year old twin
siblings Charlene and Max Perigard who have spent the better part of their
years under their wealthy grandfather’s thumb. Sure, they drive nice cars and
have lots of goodies, but still there is a sadness in their lives that makes
the reader understand that money really isn’t everything. All this comes out
without the author getting preachy or high-and-mighty. (Good stuff.)
Being quite in
sync with her twin, Charlene is a lone voice of concern about Max’s
disappearance. Try as she might, though, no one will listen and take her
concerns seriously. Thus, she finds herself in the midst of a very real, quite
harrowing kidnapping saga.
Heckenkamp’s
descriptions of scenes, events, and feelings weaves a great tale—one that will
keep you turning pages long after you should have closed the book and gotten
back to your work obligations. LOL! Never overt, Heckenkamp has used the story
of the perils of Charlene and Max to bring an interesting and believable aspect
of the faith into the dialogue between the main characters and even in a particularly
chilling scene (sorry, you’ll have to read it to see what scene I am referring
to).
With my editing
projects patiently waiting for completion, I have learned that while another of Heckenkamp’s books
is beckoning to me, I will not—I refuse to—open Past Suspicion and read even one sentence until my projects are
complete. Talk about incentive!
If you want to
get a jump start on your summer reading list, you really do want a copy of Frozen Footprints by Therese Heckenkamp—but
I can’t promise that by the time summer rolls around you won’t be needing
another book!
