Author: Terrie Williams
Length: 320 pages (Paperback)
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Happy Harvesting!
By: Taylor Jurica
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What is love? Broad questions like
these take a lifetime to understand. In the book, A
Plentiful Harvest, by Terrie
Williams, the author does her best to not only answer questions such as
this one, but also give personal examples of her own experiences. The section
in the book that talks about love starts with one of my favorite bible versus: 1
Corinthians 13:4-8. This bible verse describes my ideal love. It is a great
reminder to young adults like myself to not jump into anything too quickly. The
fact that the author chose to use this verse shows me that she too, has a
realistic goal of what love is supposed to be like, whether she has found it or
not.
Terrie
Williams is the founder of her own public
relations agency . She has a superstar client list that ranges from Eddie
Murphy to Miles Davis. One would never believe that she has suffered through dysthymia,
which is a low-level but weakening depression. She eventually went public with
what she was going through and her book, A Plentiful Harvest, gives
personal stories of how she got to this point. Not only that, but the book also
gives advice on how to avoid reaching that state of mind.
Throughout
the book, the author gives insight and advice on seven virtues. A few of the
virtues include responsibility, love, community and spirituality. Although the
author has some great points to make, some of her suggestions seem to be a
little too deep for someone my age. In my opinion, this book is written for an
older public, possibly suffering from some sort of mid-life crisis. As a
college student, this book makes me worry even more about the real world and
making the wrong decisions. All in all, A
Plentiful Harvest is a good read with lots of knowledge from a wise woman
who has been through struggles. But, I would only suggest the book to adults
ages 40 and up.
Very insightful. Check with us in a couple of decades to see if the book seems more relevant!
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