Last week an online friend sent me this review of my first book. I was so tickled by Cass Wessel’s memories of the time as well as her take on the book. Canteen Dreamsby Cara C. Putman Cara Putman specializes in novels set during World War II. True to the name, “Canteen Dreams”, brings to life the spontaneous volunteer phenomena …
Life going too fast? Two books to help slow down
Make Love, Make War: NOW is the Time to WorshipBy Brian Doerksen * Acclaimed songwriter Doerksen believes that God has called Christians to spread peace and wage spiritual warfare. Offering insight into how he’s answered that challenge with the “weapon” of music, he shares the inspiration behind 12 of his songs, including “Come, Now Is the Time to Worship”; “Hallelujah”; …
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Camy Tang snagged this cool meme from The Surrendered Scribe (thanks, Julie!). I’m stealing it from her 🙂 BTW, be sure to check out Camy’s review of Canteen Dreams! She called it one of the best historicals she’s read this year, and I didn’t even know she was reading it 🙂1. Do you remember how you developed a love for …
Cataromance Reviews Canteen Dreams & Sandhill Dreams
I just received two wonderful, 4 star reviews over at cataromance. Click here to read the one for Canteen Dreams, and here for the one for Sandhill Dreams! It’s always scary to receive word of a new review — I keep waiting to find someone who didn’t like Canteen Dreams or one of my other books. I expect that most …
New Reviews Up
I have been amazed at the kind things people have said about Canteen Dreams. This book really seems to resonate with people, and I can’t tell you how much that means to me as an author. Today, I received notice of two more. Kim Sawyer, a historical author whose books I love, featured me in her newsletter. Here’s a taste …
Article about Canteen Dreams
The North Platte Telegraph is running an interview with me today. You can check it out here. And today I will be on KNOP’s noon show. That should be fun, especially since I worked there for about two years in college. I loved that job! Here’s a teaser on the article: The actions taken by North Platte residents during World …
Ane Mulligan’s Review of Canteen Dreams
Putman’s attention to historical detail breathes vitality into this story and sweeps the reader back to the days of WWII when people displayed patriotism with pride. Her vibrant characters set in a world at war will quickly find their way into your heart. -Ane MulliganPublished on Novel Journey at the end of the December 12th post. I keep waiting for …
Novel Reviews looks at Canteen Dreams
Kelly Klepfer has reviewed Canteen Dreams over at Novel Reviews. Here’s what she had to say: My Review: I don’t consider myself a history nut, but maybe I am. I loved reading about 1942 Nebraska and the North Platte welcome given to the soldiers just passing through. Putnam painted some scenes so powerfully that I could almost smell and hear …
Win a Copy of Canteen Dreams: New Review and Interview with Me
Gina Conroy has a review up on her blog. Gina bleeds all over my pages when she has time to read them. Though not as much as she used to. Some of those early pages she read look like they participated in the Battle of Gettysburg! Here’s her review though there’s more in her post: REVIEW: I’m not much of …
First Review: Canteen Dreams
Sunday morning I found the very first review of Canteen Dreams. If you’ve seen others, please let me know! Michelle Sutton, author of this review, reads tons of books and writes honest reviews. That’s why I am so pleased that she like Canteen Dreams. I know if she hadn’t, she would have let me know! Canteen Dreams (2007) In the …