Across the Red River to Her Mysterious Heritage

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Summary: Young woman looking for her idenity
Review: In Across the Red River to her Mysterious Heritage by Patricia Shipp Lieb, Mary Gray, a young black woman with blue eyes searches for her heritage. When she comes close to answers, she is involved in a car accident that leaves her in the mind of a white woman who died in the 1920s. Mary thinks she is this woman, Kate Wagner, and tries to find her way back to that era. The story takes the reader through time, and into the lives of complex characters, until near the end when the story reveals shocking results and Mary Gray is once again herself and satisfied with her idenity. The suspensful story holds the reader's attention from the first page to the last. The author must surely be a master.

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Summary: I remember the novel; its wonderful!
Review: Open letter to the author:
Mysterious Heritage is so great, Pat. I remembered the story, but I didn't remember it being that good. Did the publisher give you editing help, or did you get that polished on your own? The breaks in the story came at just the right times. I always knew where I was in time. All of the characters were accounted for at the end. As soon as I finished it, I started rereading it. You really did yourself proud, Pat.
What started out as a contemporary novel for the present day part thirty years ago has now evolved into a period novel. 1973 is almost another character in the novel.
I think you should call Oprah's office and find out how to submit a published novel for consideration for her book of the month. A lot of her choices have black characters. If you could get her endorsement, you'd have a best seller.
...I certainly will take you up on your offer to read my novel when it is written. Who can pass up PROFESSIONAL HELP!!

Rating:
Summary: I remember the novel; its wonderful!
Review: Open letter to the author:
Mysterious Heritage is so great, Pat. I remembered the story, but I didn't remember it being that good. Did the publisher give you editing help, or did you get that polished on your own? The breaks in the story came at just the right times. I always knew where I was in time. All of the characters were accounted for at the end. As soon as I finished it, I started rereading it. You really did yourself proud, Pat.
What started out as a contemporary novel for the present day part thirty years ago has now evolved into a period novel. 1973 is almost another character in the novel.
I think you should call Oprah's office and find out how to submit a published novel for consideration for her book of the month. A lot of her choices have black characters. If you could get her endorsement, you'd have a best seller.
...I certainly will take you up on your offer to read my novel when it is written. Who can pass up PROFESSIONAL HELP!!