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Title: Silver Birches

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Adrian Plass

Narrator: Adrian Plass

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-28-10

Publisher: Zondervan

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

When David Herrick receives an invitation to a reunion from a long-forgotten acquaintance, his first reaction is to refuse. He isn't feeling very sociable since his wife, Jessica, died six months ago.

But the invitation comes from Angela, one of his wife's oldest friendsand mysteriously, she has something for him from his beloved Jessica. Reluctant but curious, he visits Headly Manor. When the friends gather, they no longer resemble the fresh-faced group of twenty years ago. One has been deserted by her husband, another has lost his faith, and another is filled with anger and Bitterness. As they have less than forty-eight hours with each other, they decide to be vulnerable and bear their souls. This poignant and moving story blends Adrian Plass's rich style of writing with his knack for addressing the deep issues we all face, such as faith, grief, love...and fear.

Members Reviews:

interesting story with fairly satisfying conclusion

David Herrick, in his latish thirties, is a âtraveling Christian speakerâ who has recently lost his wife Jessica. After grieving for about six months, he receives a mysterious invitation to a weekend reunion of seven people who were all a part of the same youth group at St. Markâs two decades ago. It comes from Angela Brook, a long forgotten acquaintance who was one of his wifeâs oldest friends. His first reaction is to refuse, but she says that she has something for him from his beloved Jessica. Reluctant but curious, he makes his plans to visit Headly Manor, reputed to be haunted. When the friends gather, each one bears the weight of some special burden. Angela has been deserted by her husband Alan for another woman. Mike Ford has lost his faith because he feels that God has never shown him how much He loves him. Andrew Glazier is filled with anger and bile towards Mike. Jenny Thomas has never married and is afraid of life-long loneliness. Graham Wilson has insecurities about being a husband and father that leak into his faith. Peter Grange has a deep, dark secret that he has never told anyone else. And David is suffering from anger at God for taking his wife.

Angela tells them that the purpose of the reunion, besides renewing old acquaintances, is for each one to open up, be honest, and tell all the others his or her greatest fear. Will they have the courage to bare their souls? If they do, how will such revelations be received? And what does Angela have for David from Jessica? Adrian Plass is identified as âone of todayâs most significant Christian author.â However, I first became acquainted with his name because from 2001 to 2006, Plass teamed up with Focus on the Family Radio Theatre in their original miniseries Father Gilbert Mysteries to provide the voice of the lead character, Father Louis Gilbert, a former London police detective who became an Anglican priest and now solves spiritual mysteries in the fictional Sussex village of Stonebridge. Doing some research about Plass, I came across this novel which sounded interesting. First, the negatives. In addition to some common euphemisms, people are said to swear, phrases like âGood Lordâ and âMy Godâ are used as exclamations, the âdâ and âhâ words are found occasionally, and some near vulgarisms appear.