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Randall WallaceTyndale House Publishers / 2011 / ePubOur Price$7.994.6 out of 5 stars for The Touch - eBook. View reviews of this product. 14 Reviews
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Martha FryMcDonough, GAAge: 45-54Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5A Love Story from a Master StorytellerJuly 14, 2011Martha FryMcDonough, GAAge: 45-54Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for The Touch.Randall Wallace pens a romantic novella that at first glance seems to be a giant leap from the epic historical tales we would expect from the screenwriter and director who gave us Braveheart, Pearl Harbor, We Were Soldiers, The Man in the Iron Mask, and Secretariat. But Wallace is a masterful storyteller, and, in that, The Touch is no exception. He has created deeply flawed, yet redeemable, characters that I found intimately familiar, at times almost painfully familiar. The plot resists a formulaic structure. The twists and turns proved both surprising and satisfying. A fun read with a poignant message.
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nelleIowaAge: 55-65Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5BeautifulJanuary 17, 2017nelleIowaAge: 55-65Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5The Touch is a beautiful book about life. The struggles, the joy, death, life, successes and failures. Thank you Lord for the woderful talent you gave this author.
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Cheri CowellGender: female5 Stars Out Of 5The Touch takes a different pathAugust 16, 2012Cheri CowellGender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for The Touch.I think it was the fact that this this is the author of Braveheart which made me approach this book the wrong way. I expected a compelling, fast-paced story from the get-go. It took me while to realize this was a different story. Once I decided to let this story stand alone and allowed it to lead me gently through the storyline it was telling, I was captivated. I love Appalachia and the setting of this expert high-tech doctor in this back-woods poor country was intriguing and a great way to develop the tension. I didn't get the twist and won't give that jewel away in this review. Safe it to say, this is a story worth reading. But read it for the story it is...a story with a pace and message all its own.
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Jessica BatesAge: 25-34Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5August 7, 2012Jessica BatesAge: 25-34Gender: femaleThis review was written for The Touch.The Touch by Randall Wallace. What a great book. This book is about a surgeon who has wonderful God given talent but is dealing with the loss of his fiance. It also is about a woman at the forefront of medical research. How their lives intersect and what unfolds is wonderful. Sometimes this book moves a little slowly but the author paints the scenery of Applachia beautifully.
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MarianneWanham, AlbertaAge: 55-65Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5A lovely short storyJuly 14, 2012MarianneWanham, AlbertaAge: 55-65Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 4This review was written for The Touch.The Touch by Randall Wallace
I really enjoyed the book more than I thought I would. Throughout the novel it was hard to actually get inside the head of Andrew Jones (or Jones, as his colleagues call him) Faith Thomas or Lara (Laura without the u) Blair. So why did I like it in spite of that fact? Or why did I not really connect with them? All three of these characters were wrapped up in their professions as doctors, Lara being a researcher. They were well developed, but I seemed to miss that part that brought them into my life for me.
The story line was well written, and flowed rather like a river, but I am thinking that it could have had more depth, and the suspense could have been more developed. Actually, on second thought, perhaps it just was that it is a short story, easily read in an afternoon. As that, it was clearly a great little book.
Having said that, I am not criticizing the author or the editors...and the surprises were there. Randall clearly shows "The Touch" from the time Jones and Faith see the painting by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel until the end of the novel. It is understood that The Touch is the touch of God's hand to man's hand, as the artist portrayed it. Both Jones and Lara grow from being rather reclusive and selfish to learning more about God's great love and plan for them.
I will definitely be telling others about Randall Wallace and The Touch, and will be looking for more novels by him.
The opinions stated in this review are my own, and this is an honest review.
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