Eric Schumacher

An elderly woman with dementia reminisces about her (sometimes rough) life. There is a dual timeline, with the current plot showing us a confused woman in a nursing facility. The other plot dates back to the woman’s childhood (with an abusive father), and subsequent life. The writing is fine, pulling the reader into the world of the main character. But this is a religious story, so I was not the target audience, and indeed the story was not for me for that reason.
I won a free copy of this book (thanks to the author & publisher!) and am voluntarily providing an honest review.… (meer)

A beautiful short story of a woman who has dementia and lives in an assisted living center. The past is clear to her, but the present is difficult to navigate. When she wakes, she does not realize where she is, who she is and who anyone else is but is able to slowly piece somethings together on good days. But her memories of the past are there, along with the scary things that happened and the love that she was fortunate to have and share.

I have had an aunt, an uncle and a grandmother who had dementia and parts of this reminded me of all three. Please do not pass this story up, it is a treasure.… (meer)

Schumacher's God's Hammer is the story of Hakon Haraldsson, a boy, who matures to become the first Christian Viking king. Sent as a gift of trust to be raised in the court of the English king Athelstan, Hakon adopts the ways of the English including the religion. Later after the death of his father, he returns to his homeland with the help of those who which to overthrow his brother Eric Bloodaxe. Hakon must again free himself as a pawn in other's plans and create his destiny. An excellent mix of history and where the record is thin, plausible fiction completes the story. Very well done historical fiction.… (meer)