Comments on: “She was my first read…” http://susanwiggs.wordpress.com/2007/07/09/she-was-my-first-read/ A writer at the water's edge Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:56:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Shanna http://susanwiggs.wordpress.com/2007/07/09/she-was-my-first-read/#comment-3907 Shanna Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:01:42 +0000 http://susanwiggs.wordpress.com/2007/07/09/she-was-my-first-read/#comment-3907 I'm happy to have found this blog. My grandmother named me after this book. She was reading it around the time that I was born (1978). I was able to find a used copy years ago, but never had been able to get thru the whole book. Thanks for sharing the excerpts and reviews. They are wonderful. I’m happy to have found this blog. My grandmother named me after this book. She was reading it around the time that I was born (1978). I was able to find a used copy years ago, but never had been able to get thru the whole book. Thanks for sharing the excerpts and reviews. They are wonderful.

]]> By: FatherRay http://susanwiggs.wordpress.com/2007/07/09/she-was-my-first-read/#comment-1786 FatherRay Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:41:56 +0000 http://susanwiggs.wordpress.com/2007/07/09/she-was-my-first-read/#comment-1786 Shannna by Kathleen Woodwiss Thanks to the excerpt on your blog, I went to the library and found it! I loved this book! At first I wasn't so sure ...it took a good 50 pages before I got comfortable with the rhythm of the Old English dialog. Once I did it was easy to become lost in the story. When I wasn't reading I couldn't believe how long it was taking me! It took me 5-6 days to read it. When I was reading it didn't seem slow at all. I was so wrapped up in the story, I wasn't aware of it being slow going. Two passages stood out for me! Some how they crystallize what love is to me. After they escaped from the Pirates and Ruark is recovering from his wounds... He finally confesses to Shanna ... "Aye! I love you." Shanna speaks: "Why do you love me? I beset you at every turn. I deny you as a fit mate. I betrayed you into slavery and worse. There is no sanity in your plea at all. How can you love me?" Ruark answers: "Shana! Shanna! Shanna! What man would boast the wisdom of his love? How many times has the world heard 'I don't care, I love'. Do I count your faults and sins to note them in a book?" Then Later in Virginia as they go riding and wind up together and alone at his cabin... As Shanna eyes the bed, she says "Beast! Now that I am trapped in your lair, I fear I shall find myself devoured for a tid bit." ...and Ruark replies: "Devoured? Nay, not devoured, love. This is a magic cup filled for lovers at the table of the gods. The more often it is tasted the richer the nectar. Wealthy kings have beggared themselves trying to draw the limits of this treasure. This thing that must be shared, nut it can never be devoured in selfish greed." Shannna by Kathleen Woodwiss

Thanks to the excerpt on your blog, I went to the library and found it!

I loved this book!

At first I wasn’t so sure …it took a good 50 pages before I got comfortable with the rhythm of the Old English dialog. Once I did it was easy to become lost in the story.

When I wasn’t reading I couldn’t believe how long it was taking me! It took me 5-6 days to read it. When I was reading it didn’t seem slow at all. I was so wrapped up in the story, I wasn’t aware of it being slow going.

Two passages stood out for me! Some how they crystallize what love is to me.

After they escaped from the Pirates and Ruark is recovering from his wounds…

He finally confesses to Shanna … “Aye! I love you.”

Shanna speaks:
“Why do you love me? I beset you at every turn. I deny you as a fit mate. I betrayed you into slavery and worse. There is no sanity in your plea at all. How can you love me?”

Ruark answers:
“Shana! Shanna! Shanna! What man would boast the wisdom of his love? How many times has the world heard ‘I don’t care, I love’. Do I count your faults and sins to note them in a book?”

Then Later in Virginia as they go riding and wind up together and alone at his cabin…

As Shanna eyes the bed, she says “Beast! Now that I am trapped in your lair, I fear I shall find myself devoured for a tid bit.”

…and Ruark replies:
“Devoured? Nay, not devoured, love. This is a magic cup filled for lovers at the table of the gods. The more often it is tasted the richer the nectar. Wealthy kings have beggared themselves trying to draw the limits of this treasure. This thing that must be shared, nut it can never be devoured in selfish greed.”

]]> By: Kelli Estes http://susanwiggs.wordpress.com/2007/07/09/she-was-my-first-read/#comment-1468 Kelli Estes Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:56:14 +0000 http://susanwiggs.wordpress.com/2007/07/09/she-was-my-first-read/#comment-1468 I hadn't heard of her passing until this past Thursday at the RWA conference in Dallas when it was announced at the luncheon. The entire ballroom held a pall of sadness at the news and I had to fight back tears. I never knew Ms. Woodiwiss in person, but I felt I knew her well because she touched my heart so deeply with her writing. In her honor I plan to go to the bookstore this week so I can read her words again. I hope her family knows that she touched readers of many generations and in so doing, created aspiring writers like me. Thank you, Kathleen Woodiwiss! And, thank you, Susan for posting this excerpt. Kelli I hadn’t heard of her passing until this past Thursday at the RWA conference in Dallas when it was announced at the luncheon. The entire ballroom held a pall of sadness at the news and I had to fight back tears. I never knew Ms. Woodiwiss in person, but I felt I knew her well because she touched my heart so deeply with her writing.

In her honor I plan to go to the bookstore this week so I can read her words again. I hope her family knows that she touched readers of many generations and in so doing, created aspiring writers like me.

Thank you, Kathleen Woodiwiss!

And, thank you, Susan for posting this excerpt.

Kelli

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