Letters of Comfort by Wanda E. Brunstetter

 Letters of Comfort

Book Summary

Friendship Letters Series — Doretta Schwartz has always enjoyed writing letters and feels her letters can be a bit of a ministry to her friends. In this series, exchanging letters that contain open and honest feelings and struggles helps Doretta and two of her best friends through the darkest challenges of their lives.
 
A Ministry of Letter Writing Restores Hope to the Writer
 
Doretta Schwartz used to be so happy and passed her positive attitude along to friends in several letters she wrote each month. But that all changed the day she learned of her fiancé’s death and a heavy weight of depression fell upon her. Feeling empty, she puts away her letter writing and won’t even respond to calls from friends. William’s twin brother, Warren, is also grieving his loss, while at the same time, trying to be supportive to his parents and Doretta. Doretta responds to Warren’s friendship, but is he just becoming a replacement for the once-in-a-lifetime love she lost?
 
Find out in the second book of The Friendship Letters series by New York Times Bestselling Author Wanda E. Brunstetter.

My Thoughts

Letters of Comfort by Wanda E. Brunstetter has Doretta Schwartz in a buggy accident days before her wedding.  When Doretta wakes up in the hospital, she learns her fiancé, William is dead, and she has suffered terrible injuries. Doretta finds herself despondent and grieving.  Doretta’s letters helped her best friend Eleanor through a challenging time the previous year, and Eleanor is hoping she can do the same for Doretta.  I thought Letters of Comfort was well-written with realistic characters and situations.  I could feel the characters’ emotions.  Doretta was struggling not only with her grief but with the limitations from the injuries she suffered.  I could understand why she was in a dark place.  It is good that Doretta has family and friends who love and support her.   It will take time for Doretta to shed her depression and work through her grief.  Understanding, love, faith, and encouragement are what Doretta needs during this challenging time. 

Warren, William’s twin brother, is grieving as well.  He feels the loss of his twin deeply as do his parents.  Warren and William were opening a health food store after William and Doretta’s wedding.  Warren decides to proceed on his own, but he needs help in the store.  He hires his girlfriend, but it is not a match made in heaven.  Warren prays another solution will present itself to him.  I like that we get to see how each character manages their grief.  No two people handle the same way and I like that the author showed this in the story. The character’s relationship with God can help them with their journey through the stages of grief if they allow Him.  I like how faith was interwoven into the story.  Letters of Comfort is an emotional story (make sure to have a box of tissues nearby).  I appreciated the humor sprinkled throughout the story.  It gave some lightness to the story that was needed.  Letters of Comfort is the second book in The Friendship Letters series.  While Letters of Comfort can be read as a standalone, I recommend reading Letters of Trust first.  It will allow you to get to know the characters and their back story.  Letters of Comfort is a touching tale with an appalling accident, grappling with grief, a horse whisperer, workplace woes, helpful letters, a profound promise, and a gentle God.

Letters of Comfort is available from Amazon*.  The first book in The Friendship Letters series is Letters of Trust.  The third book in The Friendship Letters series is Letters of Wisdom which  will be out on March 1, 2023.  You can find Wanda E. Brunstetter's other novels here.  Thank you for joining me today.  The Heart's Bidding by Kelly Irvin, A Deadly Dedication by Margaret Loudon, and A Troubling Tail by Laurie Cass are three other books that came out today. I will return tomorrow with my thoughts on A Deadly Dedication by Margaret Loudon.  It is the fourth book in The Open Book Mysteries.  I hope that you have a peaceful day.  Take care and Happy Reading!

Kris

The Avid Reader 

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