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Prairie Springs

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Whether we live in a big city or a small town, there are always those among us who judge, who feel their way is the only way, who live a holier than thou life. . . yet behind their own closed doors, they are normal people with normal faults. There are also those who accept you as you are, and love you no matter what. This book comes alive with both types of humans. Life in any part of the world can be filled with joy, with difficulties, with tragedy. This book takes a glimpse into the lives of normal people, all wonderfully unique and all trying to live together in a small town. Each has an interesting story to live out, a lesson to teach, and most importantly, lessons to learn. You will laugh out loud and you will also feel what it is like to be hurt. This book will make you hugely aware of your own actions toward other people. Be prepared to be changed, and to look forward to the sequel!

I thought the book was wonderful. L.R.Williamson is great at visual descriptions. I could see all the people in my mind and see the town. It really has a surprise ending.

'Sex in the City' goes to a small town in Texas! The southern, small-town setting and old-fashioned, deep-rooted prejudices reminded me of a Flannery O'Connor story - it is an entertaining book full of interesting, well-thought-out characters, with a fabulous 'Greek Tragedy' twist at the end. If you like romance and suspense, you will certainly enjoy visiting 'Prairie Springs!' Note to the author: I can't wait for Part II - keep the story going!

I was fortunate enough to meet the author before I read the book. And while I thought it would be a good read I never expected just how good this book is. I could not put it down. After reading the last page I felt like I had returned home after thee most wonderful vacation as I did not want it to end and I have been thinking about it ever since. If you have ever felt that you "don't belong" for one reason or another than this would be the book for you;which when you reflect on it would be most of the general population. You will laugh and you will cry. Hopefully you will give more thought to how you treat your neighbor who may look or live different than you. AND not jump to a conclusion without any real facts to back it up. What this book to me ended up showing that there are more commonalities than differences between most of us. Thank God for Anna and Kyle. I am waiting for the sequel meanwhile I am going to see what Ivory Black was up to.

OK, so the author is my nephew and I still thoroughly enjoyed the book. There is a little weird stuff in it, but show me a life that's not a little weird. Essentially, this is a love story about life and living and religion and relationships, with enough twists and turns to hold your interest. I'm looking forward to the sequel. Way to go, nephew!

I absolutely loved Prairie Springs and all of it's characters. The writing was superb and L.R.Williamson has answered his calling as a writer, which I truly admire. I found myself thinking about the characters of Prairie Springs after reading this book. There were times when I laughed so hard, I cried, because of the visuals I got from this writing. It goes without saying that this book is cleverly written. In the midst of a serious subject, accepting one another as we are, I laughed at the antics of the care free characters,I pondered the series of events that took place and I learned about people coming together. A must read.

I bought this book on the suggestion of a friend of mine as I needed something to read on a flight to Germany. I haven't left on the flight yet, but I finished the book. What a delightful story! The characters are real and very believable. I would like to be friends with many of them. I am so looking forward to the second book. LR - thank you for the wonderful tale! I look forward to many more works from you.

As a writer/journalist, I am often critical of other writers' works and believe much of what is out there is hyped-up junk. I was thrilled to come across "Prairie Springs," a fun, fab read from emerging writer L.R. Williamson. It does exactly what a lot of other works of current fiction fail to do: it makes you question things while still being highly entertaining.

The characters are well-developed and so true to life, you can picture them walking into the room at any moment. The book is funny; the observations about human nature and behavior are so crisp and on-mark. And the plot manages to stay on course while taking many quick and unpredictable twists and turns.

This is a highly entertaining read for anyone who is from a small town, has ever questioned the status quo, has ever had regrets in life, has ever thought there were too many kooky people in his or her life - basically all of use. With summer coming up, this would make fab beach reading.

This is a great story that had me laughing out loud. I feel like I grew up with some of the characters. Watching them evolve is truly enjoyable. A great Christmas gift for the book lover in your family.