Review: Beautiful reminder of the vessels we should be
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 21, 2011
I loved this book. Diana Prusik's debut novel Delivery touched on tough subjects many people hide under the carpet, yet she doesn't let it overpower the storyline. Humor and love are intertwined keeping a realistic tone.It begins in a local, small town flowers shop. A dear friend of the family has passed and Livi Wilson's past demons start to rear their head; Instead of reaching out to God or loved ones for help, she retreats into a bottle suppressing her anger, hurt and denial.Working in her family's small floral shop, Livy and her tight-knit group of co-workers (dubbed the "Wilson Gang") are privy to the goings-on in the small town - whether they want to be or not. As trials start to mount, Livy reinforces her protective wall yet numbs the pain and guilt she feels with alcohol.Prusik does a wonderful job of portraying the progression of time without the need to divulge every minute detail along the way. She also does a wonderful job of endearing the characters to your heart. When Ida is diagnosed with an illness, it hit home on a scale I didn't even imagine and I cried. I knew what Livi and her family were about to face, and I wanted to protect them from it.My favorite character, hands down, is Mom Robinson. Based on a real person*, Prusik is able to lovingly portray Mom's unconditional love to her town and her willingness to be a vessel for God. [*listen to my interview with Diana on [...]]Prusik does an excellent job pulling you into the lives of this small town and reminding us it is God who sustains us, through the peaks and valleys of our lives.I highly recommend this book with one caution: you will need a box of Kleenex.