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Donbridge: The Ring, The Legend & The Midwife (Donbridge Collection Book 1) Kindle Edition

by RD Vincent (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 1: Donbridge Collection

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The fabled town of Donbridge is a secret place known by only four companions who reveal themselves over time. They hold the key to a mysterious Ring, The Legend of a Witch and the tale of an incredible Midwife who would stop at nothing to defeat evil. A grandmother guides her grandchildren through these stories as she cooks and shares her storytelling talents to her family. The stories are replete with recipes which are tied to the stories. This is the first collective work in the Donbridge Series of which two more will follow.

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Official Review: Donbridge: The Ring, The Legend and The ...Post Number:#1 by e-tasana-Williams
23 Jan 2017, 22:45
Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Donbridge: The Ring, The Legend and The Midwife" by Rd Vincent.

4 out of 4 stars Review by e-tasana-williams In the historic rural town of Donbridge in the Hudson River valley, mysterious events are happening. A young girl gets pushed by an invisible hand in the forest, children vanish into thin air and a sudden plague of snakes threatens to destroy the whole town. In Donbridge: The Ring, The Legend & The Midwife (Donbridge Collection Book 1), author RD Vincent weaves a tale of mystery, miracles and the strength of a supportive community.

The story opens with Michael, Jasper and Mary at their grandmother's house on a snow day. As she cooks meals for the children, Grandmamma tells them stories related to certain morals she wants them to learn. What the children don't expect is that the stories are centered around magic and miracles that take place in Donbridge during the 1800s. The action centers around a magical ring, the legend of a vengeful witch and the miraculous powers of a beloved midwife. About one-third of the story happens in the present day, and the other two-thirds happen in Donbridge, as Grandmamma tells the story and the children ask questions.

Mr. Vincent's past cooking column experience is evident in the descriptions of meals and recipes included in the story. From the description of the book, I expected the tale to be more centered around different foods. While there are many foods mentioned throughout the story, they are more like place settings than centerpieces. Twenty recipes for the entrees and desserts in the tale are included at the end of the book.

Readers who prefer deep character development in their novels will enjoy Donbridge: The Ring, The Legend & The Midwife. Mr. Vincent paints vivid verbal portraits of the players which are further explored in each main part of the story. The relationship between Michael and his grandmother feels authentic, and it is easy to visualize the midwife, the witch and the other players living in Donbridge in the 1800s. I felt invested in the outcome of each of them.

I rate Donbridge: The Ring, The Legend & The Midwife 4 out of 4 stars. The stories are creative, the plot flows at a pleasant pace and the book appears to be professionally edited. Many of the characters are endearing. The icing on the cake is how Mr. Vincent brings together all the elements of the story to bear on the ending. He is a masterful story teller. If you like this book, look forward to the other two installments planned for this series.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01HOWCVG2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Digital Services (June 27, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 27, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1832 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 274 pages

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RD Vincent is an American author born in the historic village of Goshen, New York, on February 14, 1979. He was raised on a small dairy farm along with his brother and sister and attended Pine Bush Central Schools.

In late 1997, he attended SUNY Potsdam and began his studies as a Music Major. Feeling a bit overwhelmed in the music world, he sought refuge in both the English and Business Econ Departments. By the fall of 1998, he had a rare opportunity to meet New York author and poet Maurice Kenny. Over the next year, Vincent studied with Kenny in his creative writing class. Later that year, inspired by Kenny, he began writing for The Racquette, SUNY Potsdam College's Newspaper with a small cooking column called "Something to Cook About." The columns were published once every two weeks and contained a short story which always had the characters cooking or baking. Vincent included the recipes. It was at this moment that the idea for Donbridge came about while collaborating with his Grandmother and Great Aunt who both had a multitude of stories passed along to them from their elders. This project would take Vincent nearly 15 years to storyboard. RD Vincent's first publication, Donbridge, The Ring of Lazarus, was published July 15th 2015 on Amazon eBooks. This is the first of 9 stories in the Donbridge collection.

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Brenda Vogsland

This was a great story told by a Grandma to her Grandchildren

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2017

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This is Brenda writing, not Robin as for some reason Amazon insists only one of us can write a review. This was a great story told by a Grandma to her Grandchildren, so it pops back and forth from the present day to history. I loved it and yes there was some mystery involved but I won't say where or else I will give it away!

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Diane M. Prokop

Reviving the American storytelling tradition...

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2016

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Continuing in the vein of traditional oral recounting of legendary tales, RD Vincent has collected the stories his grandmother told him and reformed them into these riveting short story volumes with beautiful covers and added bonuses, such as recipes.Great choice for those who enjoy American folk legends.

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Could be better

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2016

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The parallel stories almost seemed to have benn written by two authors. The Grandmamma story was well written, engaging, and edited. The other stories changed from exciting, to deadly boring. There were jarring word choices that dismayed. Bad grammar, unnecessary lengthy descriptions, and confusing events made it impossible to actually read all the book. Skipped large portions with no loss of story.

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Rebecca

but overall I loved it! It was an easy read

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2016

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This book kept me on the edge of my seat with all the different stories. It took me a while to fit together the characters in the timelines, but overall I loved it! It was an easy read.

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Melynda B. Matheke

A wonderful collection of intermingled

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2016

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A wonderful collection of intermingled, stories. Very well written, kept me turning the pages - I didn't want to put it down. RD Vincent made me giggle and cry in these three stories. A satisfying read.

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claudia

Overall enjoyable.

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2016

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Intriguing folk tales woven together to make for a good but short read. The pages of recipes at the end helps fill it out and may inspire you if you're a cook. Overall enjoyable.

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