{"id":92776,"date":"2009-12-10T07:55:44","date_gmt":"2009-12-10T12:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"119726:1070760:6032318"},"modified":"2009-12-10T07:55:44","modified_gmt":"2009-12-10T12:55:44","slug":"book-review-the-silent-gift-by-michael-landon-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/92776","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Silent Gift By Michael Landon Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ssNonEditable full-image-float-right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basilandspice.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.basilandspice.com\/storage\/BasilSpiceBannerLogo.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1246618159434\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/takeck.blogspot.com\/\">Review by Lauryn Abbott<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"full-image-float-left ssNonEditable\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silent-Gift-Michael-Landon\/dp\/0764203630\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1260449799&amp;sr=1-1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_UiiGn3NZleM\/SyASf_YvL1I\/AAAAAAAAA5g\/gDUIdMsAjaA\/s200\/The+Silent+Gift.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1260449779097\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/span>This was a difficult book for me, as a mother, to read.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silent-Gift-Michael-Landon\/dp\/0764203630\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1260449799&amp;sr=1-1\"> <em>The Silent Gift, <\/em><\/a>(Bethany House\/ Oct 2009): Michael Landon Jr. and Cindy Kelley have written a moving book that is both heartbreaking and heartwarming. Set in the time of the Great Depression of the 1930s, it&rsquo;s a painful reminder of how bad things once were for children who weren&rsquo;t &ldquo;normal&rdquo; and the parents who didn&rsquo;t want to merely institutionalize them.<\/p>\n<p>From beginning to end, the story is gripping, emotionally charged, and dramatic. If you&rsquo;re looking for an easy, lighthearted read, <em>The Silent Gift<\/em> is not for you. But if you&rsquo;re looking for a book with depth and heart, filled with twists and turns, that thoroughly captivates you, then <em>The Silent Gift <\/em>is definitely the one for you. I highly recommend it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Landon, Jr.<\/strong> is an American actor, director, and producer.&nbsp; He is the son of the late actor, Michael Landon.&nbsp; He is also well known for his writing:<\/p>\n<p>Love&#8217;s Unfolding Dream (2007) (Teleplay)<br \/>The Last Sin Eater (2007) (screenplay)<br \/>Love&#8217;s Abiding Joy (2006) (teleplay) (television story)<br \/>Love&#8217;s Long Journey (2005) (TV) (teleplay)<br \/>Love&#8217;s Enduring Promise (2004) (TV) (teleplay)<br \/>Love Comes Softly (2003) (TV) (teleplay)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\"><strong><a style=\"font-size: 60%;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.basilandspice.com\/mind-and-body\/book-review-the-power-of-respect-by-deborah-norville.html\">Book Review: The Power of Respect By Deborah&nbsp;Norville<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Copyright &copy; 2006-2010, Basil &amp; Spice. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review by Lauryn Abbott This was a difficult book for me, as a mother, to read. The Silent Gift, (Bethany House\/ Oct 2009): Michael Landon Jr. and Cindy Kelley have written a moving book that is both heartbreaking and heartwarming. Set in the time of the Great Depression of the 1930s, it&rsquo;s a painful reminder [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92776\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}