Katherine's Prophecy [Paperback]

Scott Wittenburg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 6, 2005

Emily Hoffman, Ashland Falls' beautiful and reclusive antique shop owner, has been haunted for years by horrifying nightmares that won't go away. These all too real dreams involve a cast of Emily's long deceased family members including her recently departed and abusive father, Charles Hoffman. Emily's plight becomes a hellish ordeal that has all but consumed her when she suddenly meets Lenny Williams, a struggling New York freelance photographer. The mystery surrounding her family's scandalous past begins to unravel as Emily and Lenny join forces but eventually discover that the couple's chance meeting was anything but mere coincidence!

Product Details

• Paperback: 279 pages
• Publisher: Lulu.com (May 6, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1411625897
• ISBN-13: 978-1411625891
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,962,383 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read Novel, September 25, 2005

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Ashley Bossart - See all my reviews

This review is from: Katherine's Prophecy (Paperback)

Katherine's Prophecy is an amazingly well written first novel for Scott Wittenburg. The twists and turns in the plot draws the reader in and keeps your attention throughout the entire novel. You won't be able to put this one down! The author does an excellent job of weaving multiple genres into the unusual story line which adds a great deal of excitement to the novel. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys a page turning novel. I can't wait to read more of Wittenburg's work!

4.0 out of 5 stars The Cognitive Dissonant World of Lenny and Emily, September 25, 2005

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NY Psycho-Reader (Queens, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Katherine's Prophecy (Paperback)

This is a romantic thriller with wonderful page turning twists. Scott Wittenburg displays a powerful ability to keep the reader on the edge of his seat, while moving his narrative along seamlessly. He achieves this by juggling a plethora of, seemingly, unrelated events that fuel his yarn to a dramatic conclusion. On the negative side, the author imbues his book with "class warfare" social commentary that will not fare well with those of us who believe in private property rights, the values of competition, freedom of choice, and rugged individualism (somehow, the novel's main protagonists, Emily Hoffman and Lenny Williams, seem to be completely oblivious to their own upper middle class pretensions). For example:
Emily's father inherits the family business, which employs many people, and decides to sell it. One would figure that such a move would be inconsequential (a business, after all, requires competent management and constant reinvestment, not everyone's cup of tea), but Emily (who likes to read about "Mill Workers: Salt of the Earth," and stays clear of land developers) wants no part of him afterwards. This is a strange impetus for estrangement since Daddy wasn't exactly Robert Young to begin with (and the business is his to do as he chooses). She uses HER inheritance as she chooses.
Lenny Williams doesn't like the way the world functions, and he feels that something ought to be done to thwart all this "misguided" free will. He feels that there are "virtuous" ways of making a living (art, beauty, preservation), and "bad" ways (land development, stock broking). In his view there are also "appropriate" businesses (quaint shops) and homes (modest homes). Lenny and Emily are much too comfortable to be "arm chair Socialists," but they appear to have no clue.
Great book, questionable politics, America is about economic choice.

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Thriller, September 5, 2005

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Eager Reader "KJ" (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Katherine's Prophecy (Paperback)

This is a really good romantic thriller, appealing to readers of several genres. Written to conjure colorful visual images both beautiful and terrifying. Everyday people in an extremely creepy and frightening situation. You'll enjoy this one! (Recommend for adults only)