Apex Review Of The Island Calls (Teresa Garrido Roberts)

July 12, 2010 - PRLog -- The Island Calls
Teresa Garrido Roberts
ISBN: 9780982699225
Shapato Publishing
Reviewed By Karynda Lewis

Official Apex Reviews Rating: 5 Stars


When her father makes her promise always to take care of her little sister, three-year-old Teresa Garrido makes a solemn vow that she will; little does she know, though, she’ll never get the chance to prove it to him. After leaving home one day shortly thereafter, Teresa’s father never returns, leaving Teresa to pine away for him throughout the years, forever wondering precisely what happened to him. Her curiosity is eventually satisfied when she begins to feel a powerful pull to the island of Guam – where her father was born – and as she makes a personal pilgrimage to the place of her family’s roots, she learns disturbing truths about her father and the real, secret life that he lived, which ultimately opens her eyes to the realities of her true heritage...

Combining a compelling central storyline with gripping storytelling, The Island Calls is a touching, heartrending read. Throughout the pages of her inspiring true-life story, author Teresa Garrido Roberts presents the reader with a moving account of an impassioned soul determined to learn the truth about a father she holds in the highest regard. Despite having lost him at such an early age, Teresa preserved a genuine, heartfelt love for her father deep inside and resolved herself early on to honor his memory. Though what she eventually learned about him was not only surprisingly shocking – but also came at quite the risk to her own life – it only boosted the great love and devotion she always felt for him. As such, her personal quest to uncover the truth about her family’s heritage ultimately proved well worth the effort.

With a tender, yet powerfully deft touch, The Island Calls is a rewarding tale of the benefits of unyielding faith and determination. Highly recommended.

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