D. A. Brockett has written an exciting first novel that is based on a murder that took place in the notorious Barbary Coast District of Grand Junction, Colorado in 1937. To this she has added a coming of age story with a spiritual theme. Rose is the daughter of an abusive Italian immigrant and befriends a brash, colorful woman who helps take the place of her dead mother. Rose and Mari's friendship leads to romance, adventure, murder, and finally a new way of life.
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The author has endeavored to reenact parts of the murder together with plausible answers to many of the still unsolved aspects of the crime. D. A. Brockett (a/k/a Debbie Brockett) has written over 70 articles, was long-time columnist for The Testimony magazine, and has contributed stories to four anthologies. She has taught creative writing classes and was co-founder of the Western Slope Christian Writers Association.
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This review is from: Stained Glass Rose (Paperback)
As a resident of Grand Junction, Colorado, I was captivated by the skillful way in which Ms. Brockett took me into my town's past, leading me along the street into areas that I never knew existed. Not only did the locale grab my attention, but also the characters quickly became three-dimensional, introducing me to a lifestyle that has long since been laid to rest.Walking the path with protagonist Rose Padroni, I saw through her eyes, heard with her ears, and felt with her heart. Her longing for her widowed father's approval and her pain at not receiving it reached out and touched me, as did her grasping for a mother-figure in the form Marietta Monroe, only a few years her senior but world-wise well beyond her years. When Mari is murdered shortly after their friendship blossoms, Rose reaches beyond her own grief to assist Mari's brother in trying to find those responsible for snuffing out her friend's life. The realistic story becomes even more powerful when the reader learns it was inspired by an actual murder that occurred in Grand Junction in 1937. Many months of research preceded the writing, and Ms. Brockett deftly wove the threads of that tragedy into the fabric of Stained Glass Rose. This historical novel rivets the reader's attention to its pages from beginning to end-no matter where that reader may happen to live.
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A great read,
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This review is from: Stained Glass Rose (Paperback)
"I see a perfectly crafted masterpiece of beauty and message. The amazing thing is, if the artist had left out even one bit of glass, the picture would be incomplete. No matter how small or colorless, each piece is necessary and valuable."This excerpt is the secondary, but important character, Father Nick talking to Rose...the main character of Stained Glass Rose. The above sentence describes the book itself tightly written without a piece of `necessary and valuable' information missing. Debbie Brockett's research is impeccable. In Stained Glass Rose, she takes a real-life murder case and weaves a story of friendship around its unsolved elements. Thus not only does Stained Glass Rose hold elements of mystery, but is a book about how one important person can make a difference in someone's life. The book, Stained Glass Rose is told through the eyes of an elderly woman. D.A. Brockett weaves her story so well she can slide her reader back and forth from flashback to present without a jolt. The book's richness is more enhanced by her choice of first person Point of View. All characters carry a strong individual flavor in this book; a piece of Americana where `old country' meets new. It gives us a peek of how "The Melting Pot" grew in Grand Junction Colorado. This is a very well written and enjoyable book with a few surprises. I look forward to more of D.A. Brockett's work.
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Touching story, more so because inspired by actual events,
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This review is from: Stained Glass Rose (Paperback)
I learned of the existence of this book a couple of weeks ago by turning on my car radio and catching the last part of an interview with its author. She was saying that her research in preparation for writing a novel is practically as exciting as creating the story itself. In her research she meticulously gathers information about real people, the locale and the time in which an actual event occurred--an event that provides a historical backdrop for her story. Two of her novels, "Stained Glass Rose" and "Our Darling" sprang from cemetery tours in and near Grand Junction, Colorado, where she lives. The way "Stained Glass Rose" wends through the streets of Grand Junction was particularly fascinating, and would be even to someone not familiar with the environs.
The principal character is Rose Padroni, a teenaged girl trying to win the love of her abusive, widowed father. Unexpectedly, she strikes up a romance with Satter Simpson, and a friendship with Satter's sister Marietta "Mari" Monroe, a street-wise, rough-around-the-edges woman just a few years older than she. Despite Mari's being only a few years Rose's senior, she provides sort of a mother figure for Rose with her take-charge, highly protective manner. Their friendship is truly heart-warming but, sadly, just as their friendship becomes rich and meaningful, Mari is murdered, leaving Rose grief-stricken and confused. Debbie Brockett tells the story of Rose's father's deteriorating health, the discovery of her deceased mother's journal, and Rose and Satter solving the mystery of Mari's death tenderly and skillfully, with spiritual lessons embroidered into the fabric of the tale but not dominating it. It is a story well told, and well worth the reading.
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