Unwritten

A Novel

De: Charles Martin

Narrado por: Kevin Stillwell

A priest changes the lives of an actress running from her past and a man hiding from his future in this heartfelt novel about loss and redemption.
When someone wants to be lost, a home tucked among the Ten Thousand Islands off the Florida coast is a good place to live. Take a couple decent boats and a deep knowledge of fishing, and Sunday can get by without ever having to talk to another soul. It's a nice enough existence, until the one person who ties Sunday to the world of the living asks him for help.
Father Steady Capri knows quite a bit about helping others. But he is afraid Katie Quinn's problems may be beyond his abilities. Katie is a world-famous actress with an all too familiar story. Fame seems to have driven her to self-destruct. Steady knows the true cause of her desire to end her life is buried too deeply for him to reach. But there is one person who still may be able to save her from herself: Sunday.
He will show her an alternate escape, a way to write a new life, but Katie still must confront her past before she can find peace. Ultimately, Sunday will need to leave his secluded home and sacrifice the serenity he's found to help her.

Reseñas de la Crítica

Every word Martin writes seems to be purposefully chosen and adds to the beautiful picture he paints with prose. The characters are so real they radiate from the page. Readers will be moved, touched and changed.—RT Book Reviews, ****1/2 on Unwritten

"Martin's story charges headlong into the sentimental territory-and best-seller terrain-of The Notebook, which doubtless will mean major studio screen treatment. Buy tissues. Tears will flow."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"A spellbinding novel...Charles Martin took the threads of his storyline and wrapped them around my heart. His unforgettable characters captivate as they confront their hidden pasts and build upon their futures with faith, friendship, and grace."
—Elin Hilderbrand, author of Beautiful Day on Unwritten

"Charles Martin understands the power of story and he uses it to alter the souls and lives of both his characters and his readers. In Unwritten there is no easy answer and Sunday and Katie must find their way through fire to possibly emerge whole and changed. "One more chapter," you'll say to yourself, but there won't be 'one more chapter' becauseyou won't be able to put Unwritten down."—Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author of And Then I Found You

"I found Unwritten one of those strangely beautiful, exotically original novels whose substance dawns slowly to the reader's consciousness like a glorious sunrise. Do not start this book unless you have time to savor, reflect, and renew. Do, if you have space to fit a memorable reading experience into your life."—Leila Meacham, author of Tumbleweeds

"Charles Martin's latest novel brings to mind the storytelling traditions of Nicholas Sparks and John Grisham. Unwritten is a novel for the heartbut it's also one of adventure. From the Florida Everglades to the hills of France, Martin takes the reader on a magical journey of two troubled souls in search of love and redemption. Unwritten is a page turner and has all the ingredients to become a box office smash."—Michael Morris, author of Man in the Blue Moon

"Charles Martin is an imaginative, gutsy storyteller....Unwritten is a fast-paced narrative of transcontinental intrigue."—Karen Spears Zacharias, author, A Silence of Mockingbirds: The Memoir of a Murder

What an amazing author!

I have listened to everything Charles has on audible. He combines just the right amount of broken soul with a perfect blend of redemption. I wish you could write a book a week cause I would read all of them.

Absolutely spellbinding!

I love the characters, the mystery, the adventure. I couldn’t put the book down. I read it in one setting. It placed me right there. The narrator was excellent. The ending is beautiful! Charles Martin is my favorite writer!!

I Love Charles Martin's writing!

Touches the heart. Extremely well written. Appeals to all ages & genders. A love story & a mystery combined.

Open book

I truly love a book I can never close! Charles Martin makes every read a thirst for more! Don't stop writing!

I LOVED THIS!

What did you love best about Unwritten?

Hands down the best story I've ever heard.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I loved all three. Related to Katie the most, but loved the reality of the wounds that all three carried.

What about Kevin Stillwell’s performance did you like?

Um yes and no. He had it on the 2 male characters but I thought the way he "read" Katie was weak, and Katie was far from weak. Katie was deeply wounded and vulnerable, but in becoming her real self, showed Sunday the way home.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When Steady slapped Sunday silly, trying to wake him up to the reality that his life and his gift did not belong to him but to all the other hurting people in his world. Close second is the scene where Katie comes into the church at the end. Wow, what a scene for all three characters. The deep love that shines out of their shared transparency.

Any additional comments?

I am in awe of anyone who writes like this. This is what Christian fiction ought to be. Not ridiculously perfect characters who never say or do anything wrong. I am so weary of that kind of "Christian" fakery. Martin's character's are so real and lifelike. People with real flaws; real pain; but searching, reaching for redemption. Like all of us.