Readers Write About Lila Hopkins' Books

Below are some comments from readers. Watch this page soon for adances in the way we communicate with readers.

In the meantime here are comments from people who have read Lila's books.

Dec. 14, 2004
 
Dear Lila,
 
    I finished your book this afternoon. (Strike a Golden Chord) It truly touched me on a number of levels; as I closed the book I started sobbing.
 
    You have such a gift!  It was incredible to me in both books how many details you provided about so many different subjects...from owls to organs to spinning.  You must have done a great deal of research.  You also have a fine grasp of the flow--keeping the reader hanging on every word, many of which are so very descriptive.  The stories seem very, very real.
 
    In some ways I related to the character.  I have a masters in organ performance and learned many of the larger works.  I've loved playing organ and organ music since early high school.  The composers that you mentioned certainly were standard for every organist pursuing higher education.
 
    The death of the father really touched me.  I'm starting to watch my own father start to become frail.  I'm one who grieves before I have a loss and you artfully drew me in emotionally to feel the grief as very real.
 
        Gratefully,
        Linda Young
 
 
October 30, 2007
Dear Lila,
 
    What a sweet surprise to receive your latest book, The Master Craftsman.   It starts off so well--makes me want to keep reading.  You do tell stories and write so as to captivate your readers.
 
    Love, 
     Betty Watson
 
 
Magnolia Mansions Press
from the desk of Margaret B. Ellis
November 11/29/07
    What a joy to read such classic writing.  Thank you so much for sharing this one.

 

I sat down to read "Weave Me A Song" leisurely but guess what? I read it from cover to cover before I closed my eyes well after midnight.
-- Dr. Evelyn Lewis, retired university professor., Phoenix, Arizona

You are an historian and ethnographer. You wrote so we could hear G.G. and others speak. I even got out a map to see where you are.
-- Patsy Liclan, Wycliff Bible Translator, Peru, South America

I couldn't put it down until I had read to the last page, and then had to re-read the last page, because I couldnt believe it was over.
-- Carolyn Howser, Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Mrs. Hopkins characters do not preach so much as live their author's ideals. Mrs. Hopkins style is smooth and graceful.
-- Schuyler Kaufman, in Carolina Mountain Living

 Your book shows your affection and warmth for the mountain people.
-- Faith Lacey, Newland, North Carolina

Loved your characters, especially the feisty Gram.
-- Ellen Wightman, Miami, Florida

I am reading "Weave Me A Song" and am enraptured.
-- Joyce Russell, Richmond, Virginia

Oh, how I love "Weave Me A Song!" How I admire a writer who can develop a believable contemporary plot in a setting of this region. You have captured not only information about traditional crafts, more importantly, you've captured traditional values, and the morals of our local people.
-- Catherin Bare, Boone, North Carolina

I treasure "Weave Me A Song." As a fellow artist, I know how hard it is to "show" your work. One's art is, in many ways, an extension of the soul and the psyche and you always run the terrible risk of rejection. You have done well with this story.
-- Carolyn Chester, Linville, North Carolina

The book is spectacular. I don't recall ever seeing a good novel illustrated by the author. What an achievement.
-- Sherie Dye, Juneau, Alaska

Our friends won't believe we are close friends of such an author. Such an honor!
-- Richard Beal. Caracus, Venezuela

 

 

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