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Here's just a sampling of what
readers and reviewers have said about Gabriele's novels:
"Gabriele Wills' novels, including
Moon Hall and A Place To Call Home, as well as her Muskoka
Novels, The Summer Before The Storm and Elusive Dawn, all share
one thing: they provide one of the best portraits of a particular era and the
region in which they are set.... The author's skilful, seamless blending of
fact and fiction, of 'real' characters, such as Prime Minister Borden and Lady
Eaton, with purely fictional characters such as the Wyndhams, reminds me of the
novels of E.L. Doctorow, Guy Vanderhaeghe and Wayne Johnston. Small wonder that
her many readers have exclaimed about each novel by this wonderful writer, 'I
just couldn't put it down.'" Wills deserves to be as well known as Doctorow,
Vanderhaeghe and Johnston." - Dr. R.B. Fleming, historian and biographer
An exceptionally well-told story.
...A Place To Call Home offers a delightful glimpse into Canada's past,
told through characters who come to life and jump off the page." - Writers'
Digest Magazine
The Summer Before the Storm
is a richly detailed, complex novel - one that will stay with you long after
you've turned the last page." - Jonita Fex, The Book Chick
"Gabriele Wills is as enterprising
in the book world as she is adept in story-telling. A tribute to both these
qualities is the fact that Muskoka Chautauqua selected The Summer Before the
Storm, her first in a series of Muskoka novels, for its esteemed 2010
Reading Circle List." - Dr. Patrick Boyer, The Muskoka
Magazine
"You have created a masterpiece. I
loved every moment..."
"I haven't been that emotionally
invested in a story in many years."
"I could not put this book down! The
characters... are so vivid and real that they feel like old
friends."
"Gabriele Wills deserves a standing
ovation for the research and knowledge that went into this book, and for the
skill she possesses in writing with such clarity and vivid detail that the
reader is transplanted back in time."
"Once again, you have intertwined
fact and fiction into a compelling story that educates and stirs
emotion."
"Thank you so much for writing a
'future classic'."
"I knew this novel was far above
average when I found myself neglecting important business matters to sneak in
another hour or two of reading."
"It is truly great to read about our
splendid history and you are a magnificent story teller."
"I have just finished reading it for
the third time. ... Like long-time friends, a good book teaches one something
through every reading!"
"When I read the Muskoka Novels I
couldn't put the books down, and even though I've read them several times now,
I'm still unable to put them down. I am drawn into their world and I find
myself still captivated by every detail."
"I literally couldn't put the book
down. I found myself turning on the TV for the kids so that I could read in
peace."
"I commend you on both the mountain
of detail of research and the skill with which you handle it and achieve an
extremely lifelike sense of the moment."
More comments for each novel can
be found on the following pages:
The Summer Before The
Storm
Elusive
Dawn
Moon Hall
A Place To Call Home
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