Drew Bishop has lost the love of his life. Eight year old Brooke has lost her mama. They think this is the worst thing that can ever happen… but they could be wrong. When Drew’s wife is killed he is left with a traumatized daughter and an almost impossible work schedule. Trying his best to simply hang onto his sanity and his job, he is at a loss when Brooke claims the man who murdered her … claims the man who murdered her mama is coming back for her.
He needs a miracle, the kind of miracle that comes from the silver threads that connect one stranger to another. When a small stone of happiness is dropped onto his scale of life, Drew is offered a job transfer that brings him and his daughter to Burnsville.
During their stay at Memory House, Brooke meets a new friend and learns to overcome her fear. This new friend just might be able to turn Drew’s life around, that is if he’s willing to make time enough to meet her.
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Bette Lee Crosby does a phenomenal job of bringing the positives needed in this world to a book on paper.
This is the latest book in her “Memory House” series.
Jennifer is a wonderful Mom, wife and friend and her time on earth is cut short by a vicious attack. She leaves a daughter- Brooke who is 8 and a husband Drew who is busy with work and moving up the ladder of success for his family.
Brooke does not cope with her Mom’s death and Drew will do anything to try to make his daughter happy, even though he is miserable himself and desparately missing his wife.
“Everything Happens for a Reason” is the theme in this story.
Time marches on and after yet another threat, that has this family shaking, Drew decides to relocate to Virginia to help Brooke put the past behind her and begin to hopefully feel safe once more.
Where they go and how they end up where they are?
You will just have to see for yourself.
Once you finish this delightful story- I dare anyone to NOT believe that we are all connected and placed exactly where we should be on this earth.
I was so happy to see Ophelia make a brief appearance at the end of this book and that the Memory House continues to provide rest for the weary and many new Memories.
The writing is terrific and every emotion is felt as the story goes on.
I can’t wait to see what Bette Lee does next.
Read this book, Read the entire series.
You will not forget the message, I assure you.
When Drew Bishop gets the phone call any spouse would dread, he never knew how awful things would be.
Drew’s wife, Jennifer, was shot during a robbery simply by being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The robber, Tom, had a twin that was in prison for worse crimes. When the twin, Eddie, was released, the evil continued where they had left off because Eddie wanted revenge for the death of his brother.
The characters in SILVER THREADS were all lovable, gentle, and people you would love to have in your life except for Eddie who caused grief.
The little that we read of Jennifer showed her to be the best mother, wife, and person anyone could wish for.
Drew was a hard-working man who did everything for his family.
Brooke was a sweet girl who had to deal with the loss of her mother who was her very best friend.
A life without her mother is extremely traumatizing for Brooke as she tries to work her way through it all and as her father tries to be both mother and father and still make a living.
Ms. Crosby’s books are filled with love and family and carry a theme of a sweetness for life. You are pulled in as always by the story line and the characters.
Ms. Crosby’s books are filled with goodness and a zest for life, and she knows how to turn bad into good. I needed tissues for some of the parts because they were such heartwarming situations.
SILVER THREADS was a beautiful, heartfelt read as all of her books are.
Don’t miss reading yet another touching, uplifting book by Ms. Crosby. 5/5
This book was given to me free of charge and without compensation by the author in return for an honest review.
Silver Threads is book 5 in the Memory House Series. I have read all the others in this series. I enjoyed this book just as much as the others. Bette Lee Crosby is a great storyteller and I love the mystical side of these stories. The characters from the other Memory House books appear in this one which I really like. This is a beautiful story full of hope and second chances. Remember life can change in the blink of an eye. I really recommend this book and all the books of Memory House. I look forward to reading the next book Bette writes.
This series is heartwarming and while not all characters have an easy life, and must deal with hard times, it all works out in the end. I love visiting Memory House in each book. The characters are endearing (well most of them!) and familiar (as long as you have read the other books in this series).
I like that the characters have to deal with some sort of tragedy/sadness before they get their happily ever after.
There are many great quotes in this book including one about living life for yourself.
Silver Threads” by Bette Lee Crosby is such an enchanting and delightful heartwarming read. I read this in one sitting, and was so engrossed. “Silver Threads” is the fifth in the Memory House Series, and it is the only book that I have read and I look forward to reading all of the others. This was able to be read as a stand alone. The genres for this book are Fiction and Women’s Fiction with a touch of “Magical Essence.”
A description of this book says”High Above the clouds in a place not mortal has ever seen, there is a Scale of Life that is held in Balance with Stones of Happiness and Sorrow.” In another description it says, “The Keeper of the Stones Smiled” “Since the beginning of time, He and he alone has been challenged with the task each person’s scale in balance”.”There are silver threads that crisscross the landscape of scales”…”and even the Keeper of the Scale can control the events traveling through those threads”
The author describes the characters as complex and complicated as the circumstances dictate. There are good and evil people. Drew his young daughter Brooke are mourning Jennifer, his wife, and her mother who was killed in a shoot-out in a pharmacy. It is very difficult for Drew to balance his work and be both parents to his young daughter, who is extremely distraught and is afraid to be alone without her father.
It becomes necessary after troubling events, for Drew and his daughter to sell and move away from their home. They stop at the “Memory House” and seem to find some peace there, while looking for a home closer to Drew’s job. It seems that they get to meet some wonderful friends, and possibly things are looking up?! What does the Balance Keeper of the Stones see or have to say?
The author weaves her tale around good and evil. I love that the author discusses the importance of family, friends. loyalty, trust, love, hope , trust and faith. One of my favorite characters is Brooke, who as a child has been through so much, and yet seems to have the voice of an adult. I would highly recommend this novel to those readers that appreciate an emotional and heartwarming story. I look forward to reading more of Bette Lee Crosby’s books.
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READING PROGRESS
October 23, 2017 – Started Reading
October 23, 2017 – Shelved
October 24, 2017 – Finished Reading
Drew & Brooke’s Tragedy
A young mother and wife Jennifer Bishop is killed in a robbery gone bad, her husband and child struggle to pick up the pieces and go on. Then one day Eddie Coggan [Tom Coggan’s twin, Tom was the robber who also died during the robbery] breaks into the Bishop home to kidnap Brooke [the Bishop’s daughter] for ransom for his brother getting killed. Drew is offered a job transfer that brings him and his daughter to Burnsville. Drew and Brooke decided to move away from everything and they end up at Memory House. Drew and Brooke do find a nice home to move into, which turned out to be across the pond from Memory House. While staying at Memory House Brooke meets a friend who helps Brooke overcome her fear. Brooke try’s to get her new friend to meet her dad, then one night at a big gathering business’ Drew does meet Brooke’s new friend but, it didn’t dawn on him at the time who she was. To find out how this awesome story ends you really need to read “Silver Threads (A Memory House Novel, Book 5) by Bette Lee Crosby”!! I truly loved this book!!
Silver Threads: Memory House Collection starts with the news that no one ever expects or wants to hear. Drew Bishop just lost his wife to a botched robbery. He is left to raise their daughter Brooke and still keep his job which involves traveling. It is a struggle that any single parent who lost his/her spouse unexpectedly can readily identify with and understand. The Keeper of the Stones pops into this story and Drew gets a happiness stone dropped on his scale. He and Brooke move to Burnsville and try to restart their lives without Jennifer. It is a touching story of a man trying to be a parent during anguishing times of grief; of learning to adjust, adapt and trust again.
This is the last book in the Memory House series, and I was a little sad to finish the book. All of the characters in this series come to life with the author’s wonderful use of words and phrases.
Shocked from the beginning. Couldn’t put the book down!