endorsements and reviews
Reader Views Choice Award 2nd Place for Societal Issues/Politics/Society, March 2010.
"Magical in its powerful message so relevant to today's society [with] brilliant flashes of humor" Review by Jessica Roberts on BookPleasures.com, November 2009.
Finalist in the 2009 New Mexico Book Awards (fiction, other category).
"Highly recommended for personal reading lists and community library contemporary fiction collections" Midwest Book Review on Amazon.com, August 8.
"This is a brilliant first novel." Review by Deb Fowler on Amazon.com, July 31.
"Quite the lovely read...the kind of story that lifts the heart up, making it warm and light." Review by Cinnamon Brown on A Journey of Books, July 15.
"Fans will be stunned by amount of poignancy and emotion...well written and intensely interesting..." from Harriet Klausner June 2009
"A tale of...healing and transformation...with several strong characters, of different ages, races, goals and circumstances..." June 2009 by Stacy Harris of Stacy's Music Row Report
"Bold, brave and beautiful" says Reader Views May 09
Need a Miracle? - This review was posted on the "Good Books in Bad Times" blog on March 19, 2009.
I got totally caught up in the adventures of the characters and
really enjoyed it. I loved the writing style and flow of the book.
The tone is perfect. A Journey, a
Reckoning and a Miracle would make a terrific film.
Peter Kurland, Oscar nominee in
sound mixing for films Walk the Line
and No Country for Old Men
A Journey, a Reckoning and a Miracle
is a serious uncomplaisant wresting with forgiveness and current
politics. K.J. Fraser's writing is full of energy, imagination and a
deep optimism.
Mark Vonnegut, author of
Eden Express
A creative and oddly delightful (given the subject matter)
parable regarding the tortured psyche of America in the Age of Dubya.
I am reminded, in her portrayal of Bush himself, of Oliver Stone's
surprisingly compassionate though no less damning portrait of the
same gent in his movie "W." A Journey, a
Reckoning and a Miracle provides sorely needed, poignant
satire...liberal chutzpah that has been AWOL all too often for the
past 8 years, if not since the election of Ronald Reagan.
Kate Niles, Award winning author of
The Basket Maker