The Shortest Path Home is Through the Heart

by Lynda Schultz

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Genre: Southern Fiction

Original Cover Art: Simon Bull

ISBN: 9781618426574

Published as eBook November 21, 2011

In her first novel, Lynda Schultz's main characters, Mattie Rose and Annie Lizbeth Radley, ten year old fraternal twins, bring a vibrancy and passion for life to everything they set out to do; despite the adversity they face early on growing up in the rural South in the middle of the twentieth-century.

Always high-spirited, without an inkling that there actually exists something they can’t do, the girls occasionally need help from their Daddy and Granny to keep their inner compass pointed "true North." The original cover art, from internationally renowned artist, Simon Bull, perfectly captures the fiery energy and emotional bonding of these two sisters as they walk together on their path towards adulthood.

Paperback Sells Out in 60 Days - Now Available in all ebook Formats

Chapel Hill, NC (BVC) -

In her first novel, The Shortest Path Home is Through the Heart, author Lynda Schultz achieved what many writers aspire to do.

She SOLD OUT the entire first printing of her book, The Shortest Path Home is Through the Heart in 60 days!

Lynda Schultz wants to thank all those that supported the book, and the many who took the time to write their own personal reviews on the adventures of Mattie Rose and Annie Lizbeth Radley.

These characters lived in Lynda Schultz’s heart for many years and were brought to life for others to enjoy!

If you are fortunate enough to have a copy of this little “treasure” of a book, hold on to this “first edition” because it will not pass this way again.

The book will be available as an ebook on November 29, 2011

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Reviews

“Lynda Schultz’s first novel is more of an experience than a read. She writes with the wry wit of Mark Twain, and the subtle moral sensibility of Jane Austen. The stories are so darned fun I had a hard time yanking myself out of Schultz’s world and back into my own.”

Joseph Grenny, co-author of two New York Times bestsellers, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High and Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior.

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“Lynda Schultz’s first book is all about the coming-of-age adventures of the Radley sisters. Their 20th century antics are equal to the 19th century adventures of Tom Sawyer. Lynda Schultz may well be the Mark Twain of stories about girls finding their place in the world. High five for this author!”

Charlotte Roberts, Ph.D., co-author of The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook and The Dance of Change.

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“Reading The Shortest Path Home Is Through The Heart is like eating a box of candy. You want to savor every chapter. The book is so addictive you want to consume it in one sitting, but I forced myself to read it in little bites. Lynda Schultz has taken me back to my childhood, and her character descriptions are so real and vivid you expect them to jump off the page and greet you. I have laughed and cried, but mostly I find myself re-reading chapters and finding new meanings in each of them. An incredible read by a very talented author.”

P. Soffel, California

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“I cried at the end of the book, well there, and during the hay and lemonade fiasco. Daddy reminded me of a cross between Atticus Finch and Andy Griffith. My favorite chapter was, Me and Miss McGee. Reading about Durham was fun too. IT was a wonderful and very loving tribute to family and the important lesson of being kind to one another. I can't wait to pass it on. Thank you, it was a delight!

E. Townsend, Durham, NC

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“I'm sad because I only have a few pages left. I can crack myself up recalling a line from several chapters back where the girls are fighting on the bus with the boys… Little Miss Priss climbs over the back of the seat and the line was------"in an emergency detour from conventional etiquette”….that is golden! Wonderful!”

J. Kennedy, Chapel Hill, NC.

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“I read the whole thing! I could not put the book down, and read it straight through on a flight to San Diego. I laughed until I cried over the chapter about Miss McGee!! A little embarrassing in the middle seat of the plane, but it was SOOO funny. I loved the entire book and smiled through it all. I love your use of nicknames--and everything! You are wonderful.”

Y. Mendenhall

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“I loved the story. I loved the family values and lessons learned at the conclusion of each chapter. Lynda Schultz’s descriptive writing transported me back in time as I entered the world of ten year old, Mattie Rose Radley, and her fraternal twin sister, Annie Lizbeth. Lynda Schultz understands her characters and the times in which they live, adding further credibility to her writing. The book made me laugh and cry. A storyteller through and through, I look forward to reading her next book.”

D. MacGregor