Here If You Need Me: A True Story by Kate Braestrup
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Book Reviews of Here If You Need Me: A True Story
Book Review: This book stayed with me for days...very powerful.
Summary: 5 Stars
I couldn't stop thinking about Kate Baestrup's powerful book for several days. How incredible for her to have such an intimate role in the experiences of families who may be -- or may not be -- struck by tragedy. I was on the edge of my seat several times hoping beyond hope that the child who was lost in the wilderness, or one of the other real life characters lost in the Maine wilderness and chronicled by Kate, would be found.
But There If You Need Me is much more than an adventure book. It sheds light on spiritual truths about life and death with a caring yet totally real sensibility. Kate may be a minister, but she isn't afraid to talk about the saltier side of life, to record the off-color humor of her partners in the Maine Warden service, or admit to her all-too-human frailties. This is a book you'll remember for a long time, and want to come back to for further reading and reflection.
Book Review: Easy Reading, Touching Message
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful book about life, nature, love, work, loss and much more. It is easy reading and is broken up into distinct chapters. I had several "ah ha" moments reading this as Ms. Braestrup has insights on life I've never heard before. I love the descriptions of the Maine woods. This is a great read if you are looking for something to make you happy and peaceful and occasionally make you laugh!Book Review: Ranks High on the List!
Summary: 5 Stars
This wonderful insightful book ranks right up there on top as one of more thought provoking books I've read. It was easy to read. I had to highlight certain lines in the book as thoughts I will always refer back to in times of need. It definately had a mother's sense of humor. I would recommend it in a heart beat!Book Review: Complicated questions, answered with grace
Summary: 5 Stars
I first read the excerpts from this book in Oprah magazine, and when I saw the book on the shelf I had to buy it. What a lovely, warm, compassionate person. She wrote about a lot of issues that I struggle with, and I felt better almost immediately after I read her thoughts and philosophy. What a lovely little book.Book Review: Philosophical, sensitive, humorous, and grisly
Summary: 5 Stars
Braestrup covers an amazing amount of territory in this short, extremely readable book. I was taken with her philosophies of life, death, religion, and law enforcement. She tells her story with great sensitivity and a twang of Maine humor, even in the face of some pretty grisly details.