Book Launch: Old Ruddy’s Questions
Hi everybody! Can you believe the 30th of March is finally here? I am so excited to be launching Old Ruddy’s Questions today!
If you hate reading long posts, and just want the facts in a nutshell, you’ll find that directly below. (Yes, I put that at the very top for you!)
If you want the full-fledged, back-cover synopsis, you’ll find it following the quick facts. (Because presumably, if you want the synopsis, you’ve brought a tad more patience along to see you through.)
And finally, if you want links to take you to other exciting sites, like Amazon and Other People’s Blogs, then scroll a little further, because they’re the grand finale at the bottom of the page. (Strategic and stylistic reasons for that, which I’ll leave to your own vivid imagination.)
I am so grateful to God and to the many people who have put a piece of themselves into Old Ruddy’s Questions throughout this process. You have all been such a blessing!
Quick Facts
Title: Old Ruddy’s Questions
Author: Courtenay Burden
Publisher: Sheep Among Wolves Publishing
Genre: Historical Fiction (Victorian Era)
Audience: Family
Page Count: 86
Release Date: March 30, 2023!
About the Book
Art thou weary, art thou languid,
Art thou sore distressed?
“Come to me,” saith One, “And coming,
Be at rest.”
Old Ruddy sits slumped and dejected on the railway bench. His life at the station is all that he has, and after forty years of faithful service that life seems to be slipping from his grasp.
“Take it to the Saviour!” a nameless traveller breaks into Ruddy’s silent grief.
But when the station whistle interrupts their conversation before the broken-down railway porter can ask the questions that are flooding his soul, Ruddy embarks on a remarkable quest to find the answers for himself.
Will Ruddy’s prayers bring the right travellers to the Tyneford-upon-Mere station? And if they come, will they have the answers Ruddy so desperately craves? Watch as the faith of one soul, groping blindly towards the light, begins to touch and transform lives beyond Old Ruddy’s wildest dreams.
Built around John Mason Neale’s translation of an 8th century hymn, and set against the backdrop of rural Victorian travel, Old Ruddy’s Questions will challenge you to take a closer look at the foundational truths of your faith—and the way those truths intersect with everyday life.
Helpful Links
Link to Sheep Among Wolves Publishing
Don’t miss out on Old Ruddy’s blog tour, either:
Rebekah Morris of Read Another Page (March 28)
Reese Walker of A Handful of Quietness (March 30)
Katja Labonté of Old Fashioned Book Love (March 30)
Erika Mathews of Written Rest (March 31)
If you love squeaky-clean historical fiction with a strong Christian message, then Old Ruddy’s Questions is a story you won’t want to miss! For more info on the making of Old Ruddy’s Questions see our previous post:
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