--- product_id: 18080808 title: "Dogwood" price: "€ 34.30" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.fi/products/18080808-dogwood store_origin: FI region: Finland --- # Dogwood **Price:** € 34.30 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Dogwood - **How much does it cost?** € 34.30 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fi](https://www.desertcart.fi/products/18080808-dogwood) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Dogwood: 9781414319551: Fabry, Chris: Books Review: A creative, beautifully-crafted novel - This novel, which takes place in a small town in West Virginia, is excellent. It is a creative and soulful story that portrays life realistically while also offering hope. The characters and plot were extremely well-crafted. The author revealed just enough of the events to keep you intrigued and a little mystified, wondering what will happen next. I also really liked the format of alternating the main characters' viewpoints to present the story. The book picked up momentum as it went along, and when I got to Part III, I couldn't put it down. The scenes in Part III with the local law enforcement were so gripping. I absolutely loved the unexpected ending of the story, which moved me to tears. The closing chapter has a graceful and ethereal quality like the fade-out of a beautiful melody at the end of a powerful song. I look forward to reading other works from this talented author. Review: SMall town stuff at its best. - I got this book based on the positive reviews it had received. I'm glad I did. As an avid reader I was drawn into the book from the early pages. The plot started out intriguing and, due to the pacing, held my intrigue up until the last page. The characters were very well developed by flashbacks to childhood, clever coloring, and "sweet" little idiosyncrasies which only served to add charm to them as opposed to overly develop. Dogwood is a small town with, as all small towns, a history. The story centers around Will and Karin. Both have a childhood history together but grew apart and, due to a tragedy from their school days, had Will living out of town. We are drawn into the present day and taken down the road Will carves out both physically and emotionally as he sets his sights on regaining what he once had with Karin, his only true love. This is a love story with a clever twist running through the book which becomes apparent at the end. The twist made me smile with warmth. I wasn't expecting it in the least. The structure of the book is by chapters with each chapter bearing the name of one of the actors. In each chapter the first person singular "I" becomes the subject of the chapter name. This took me a minute or two to get used to but I could see how some readers might not enjoy it as, it can be confusing when "Will" talks to "Karin" and you might have to flick back to the opening chapter page to remember who "I" is. Really nothing but worth mentioning. There's a "Shutter Island" meets "Sixth sense" overtone to the book which I found to be great reading and, as I mentioned, intriguing. I have this on my list of books to read again as I know I will get more out of it the 2nd time. Why didn't I give it 5 stars ? Maybe it's a little too short? I'm not sure, I just know when I finished the book I felt I needed a little more from it. Highly recommended. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #558,692 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,058 in Contemporary Christian Fiction (Books) #3,558 in Small Town & Rural Fiction (Books) #5,187 in Contemporary Women Fiction | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,100 Reviews | ## Images ![Dogwood - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91FIuBTi31L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A creative, beautifully-crafted novel *by E***H on August 12, 2008* This novel, which takes place in a small town in West Virginia, is excellent. It is a creative and soulful story that portrays life realistically while also offering hope. The characters and plot were extremely well-crafted. The author revealed just enough of the events to keep you intrigued and a little mystified, wondering what will happen next. I also really liked the format of alternating the main characters' viewpoints to present the story. The book picked up momentum as it went along, and when I got to Part III, I couldn't put it down. The scenes in Part III with the local law enforcement were so gripping. I absolutely loved the unexpected ending of the story, which moved me to tears. The closing chapter has a graceful and ethereal quality like the fade-out of a beautiful melody at the end of a powerful song. I look forward to reading other works from this talented author. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ SMall town stuff at its best. *by B***S on August 21, 2010* I got this book based on the positive reviews it had received. I'm glad I did. As an avid reader I was drawn into the book from the early pages. The plot started out intriguing and, due to the pacing, held my intrigue up until the last page. The characters were very well developed by flashbacks to childhood, clever coloring, and "sweet" little idiosyncrasies which only served to add charm to them as opposed to overly develop. Dogwood is a small town with, as all small towns, a history. The story centers around Will and Karin. Both have a childhood history together but grew apart and, due to a tragedy from their school days, had Will living out of town. We are drawn into the present day and taken down the road Will carves out both physically and emotionally as he sets his sights on regaining what he once had with Karin, his only true love. This is a love story with a clever twist running through the book which becomes apparent at the end. The twist made me smile with warmth. I wasn't expecting it in the least. The structure of the book is by chapters with each chapter bearing the name of one of the actors. In each chapter the first person singular "I" becomes the subject of the chapter name. This took me a minute or two to get used to but I could see how some readers might not enjoy it as, it can be confusing when "Will" talks to "Karin" and you might have to flick back to the opening chapter page to remember who "I" is. Really nothing but worth mentioning. There's a "Shutter Island" meets "Sixth sense" overtone to the book which I found to be great reading and, as I mentioned, intriguing. I have this on my list of books to read again as I know I will get more out of it the 2nd time. Why didn't I give it 5 stars ? Maybe it's a little too short? I'm not sure, I just know when I finished the book I felt I needed a little more from it. Highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Fantastic Read!!! *by J***S on July 4, 2018* This book is fantastic! The author put me into the book with the first sentence, and I stayed there the whole time. The characters were so well developed, and the story had twist and turns that had you thinking (really)! Chris Fabry is a fantastic author. I have loved every book I have read by him, and I am going back to read all the rest. He takes your hand, and then he leads you into a story you cannot forget. I could not figure out Karin, the pastor's wife, to begin with nor could I understand the pastor's stance regarding his wife.........but believe you me......you will understand. I loved how these characters remembered their childhood days of going to church, hymns, mamaw, etc.... just great. Read this book! 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