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    The Gift of a Legacy: A Novel

    By Jim Stovall

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    Beloved author Jim Stovall continues his best-selling Ultimate Gift series with The Gift of a Legacy.  “Just tell me how I can get my money and get out of here.” Theodore Hamilton’s good friend and Joey Anderson’s great-grandmother, Sally Mae Anderson, touched many lives during her lifetime. Joey, however, has little interest in his great-grandmother’s final wishes after she dies—until he learns that she’s left him Anderson House, her successful bed-and-breakfast. But he will only inherit if he lives at Anderson House and follows Sally Mae’s instructions. How can Joey ever meet her challenge?
    Jason Stevens knows how Joey is feeling. After all, Jason’s grandfather left him a similar inheritance years before—and his life has never been the same. The Gift of a Legacy reminds us that one legacy can change the world forever.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid C Cook
    Release dateJun 1, 2013
    ISBN9780781410816
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    Jim Stovall

    James Glen Stovall (Jim) is a retired professor of journalism who lives in East Tennessee. During his teaching career, he taught at the University of Alabama (1978-2003), Emory and Henry College (2003-2006) and the University of Tennessee (2006-2016). He is now working on a second career writing young adult fiction and mysteries. Jim is the author of the a selling writing textbook, Writing for the Mass Media, as well as other journalism texts such as Journalism: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How and Web Journalism. Other books include:  • Seeing Suffrage:The 1913 Washington Suffrage Parade, Its Pictures, and Its Effects on the American Political Landscape • Battlelines: Gettysburg: Civil War Sketch Artists and the First Draft of War In addition to writing, Jim likes to paint (watercolor), draw (pen and ink), play music (dulcimer and banjo), garden and piddle around in his woodworking shop. Jim grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and that is his favorite setting for his novels.

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    • 3/5
      I think the premise and the concept behind this book is excellent. I am not so hooked on how the final outcome was achieved. This is not to say that the book will not enrich you for it will I just feel that this book could have had more impact that it will with some people.What I like:I love the concept that there are lessons to learn and that we can all learn them even from the most unlikely sources such as a little girl who is ill and she shows us about faith and belief and dreaming but also the capacity to love and learn.I love the lessons that were chosen for Miss Sally’s great grandson Joey to learn such as the value of working and being able to get a satisfaction and appreciate more when achieved by working hard. The lesson on love and friends and family are wonderful as well. But the lesson on learning is great for we see that no matter who you are you can learn and can teach someone something. I like how we see that no matter walk of life is there you can learn and respect them for what they have to offer. This is something Joey learns fast.I enjoy how Miss Sally went about Joey learning the different lessons.What I would like to see improved:I find that all the peacocking and strutting of feathers about the greatness of the Bed and Breakfast and who has gone there was overdone.I think also that this book would have a more profound impact with some if more from Joey was seen. In other words what was he thinking and how did this view change as he was doing each lesson. We hear from him only a little but never really see his thoughts on the impact each lesson was truly having. We never saw his evolution and how he learned to appreciate and gain knowledge from each lesson. This for some would really make the book for they can see how people can become better and stronger.Overall I found the message of the book to be powerful and the book itself to be a good read.
    • 5/5
      The Gift of a Legacy is tender story reminding us that shifting the focus from ourselves to others usually ends up changing us, and often times even the world.In this heartfelt and inspirational book, Stovall explains that our real "wealth" lies not in our Financial Assets, but our Emotional Assets: the stories, lessons, values, wisdom image, voice, laughter and love that make us who we are. The giving of one’s self to others is one of the greatest legacies you can leave behind to have others follow in your footsteps. I really enjoyed this book.