I am delighted to share this wonderful review of Telling Sonny by Charles French! It’s such good motivation to keep on writing.
Telling Sonny by Elizabeth Gauffreau is a poignant, bittersweet, and powerful novel of love, loss, and an exploration of both New England and the vaudeville circuit in the first half of the 20th Century. She shows the reader a world that few have known personally and of which few are aware, and she draws the reader into that world seemingly effortlessly.
Gauffreau skillfully tells the story of Faby Gauthier and her life in Vermont both during and after she met, was seduced, and married a dancer named Slim White on stage and Louis Kittell in his real life. Sonny is a selfish man who uses his sophistication to take Faby’s virginity and impregnate her. At this time, for a girl with a child on the way, this was a difficult situation. Gauffreau handles the story beautifully. It is neither overly sentimental nor it is maudlin. Gauffreau weaves her story…
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Elizabeth Gauffreau 
Keep reading 💫❤️
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I shall!
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Nice! Very accurate too!
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Thank you very much, Shayne!
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Good going Liz. Congratulations
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Thank you, Ashok.
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My pleasure Liz.
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I still think of the book – such an interesting portrait of life.
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What a compliment, thank you!
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My pleasure, Liz.
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Congratulations on getting your novel published, Liz!
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Thank you, Peter!
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Congratulations on the very complimentary review, Liz!!!
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Thank you very much, Dave!!
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This is very good to hear, Liz! Congratulation!
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Thank you, Martina!
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Congratulations!
Great review. 🙂
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Thank you!
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Great review by Charles and well-deserved too, Liz 🙂
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Thank you very much, Chris.
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Thoughtful and great review by Charles. Well deserved, Liz. ❤ Xx
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I was thrilled to receive it. Thank you, Jane.
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How wonderful to get such a lovely review, Liz!
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Yes, it was!!
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💙
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Congratulations Liz! A beautiful review, perfect acknowledgement of your talent.
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Thank you very much, Suzette!
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My pleasure Liz.
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Liz, thank you for reblogging this post!
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You’re welcome, Charles! Thank you for the review!!
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This sounds like a wonderful book! Thanks for the review.
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Thanks, Dorothy!
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Wonderful review, Liz. Congratulations!
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Thank you, Jill!
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Wonderful review! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Thank you, Linda!
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Congratulations, Liz. Super review.
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Thank you, John!
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😊
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What a wonderful review. These reviews are what keeps us writing. Well done!!
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Thank you, Darlene! You’re absolutely right about these reviews keeping us writing.
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Congratulations!
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Thank you!
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I’ve always trusted Charles’s opinion on books, and it appears he also knows how to chose authors!! 😀
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I am so excited for you, Liz! Congratulations! I am so glad that you are a writer!
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Thank you, Rebecca!
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I am so happy for you, Liz!!!
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Congratulations, Liz. I left a comment on Charles’s blog.
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Thank you, Mary!
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Guess what I’m reading right now? I just passed the halfway mark last night. I’m going to bypass Charles’s review because one of my idiosyncrasies is not to be influenced by the comments of others. Great read so far, Liz!
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Thank you for letting me know, Pete! I’m so pleased.
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What a great review. Nice way to counter mid-week bogdown.
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Definitely! Thanks, Jacqui.
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Excellent review; congrats, Liz!
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Thank you, Becky!
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What a wonderful review Charles did for Telling Sonny. Congratulations, Liz!
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Thank you very much, Miriam!
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You’re welcome, Liz!
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Congratulations, Liz. Charles writes amazing reviews.
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Thank you, Robbie. Yes, he does.
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Congratulations, Liz. The review does not surprise me
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Thank you, Derrick.
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A fabulous review from Charles, Liz. What a treat and well-deserved. 🙂
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Thank you so much, Diana!
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Sold! I just bought my copy. 🙂
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Wonderful, thank you!! I hope you enjoy it.
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With your writing ability, Liz, I’m happy for anything that motivates you to keep at it. We’re all the richer for your work. Well-deserved kudos!
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Thank you, Ranee!
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A wonderful review, Liz. Congrats!
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Thank you very much, Eugi!
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What a fab review! Way to go, Liz!
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Thank you very much, Resa!
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That’s a great review Liz – congratulations! I admire anyone who can write a novel, let alone a successful one!
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Thank you very much, Louise! Writing it wasn’t easy!!
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Charles wrote an outstanding review. Congratulations, Liz.
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Thank you, Jennie!
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You’re welcome, Liz.
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What a wonderful review! Drawing readers “effortlessly” into the world created by the author is no easy task:) Congratulations!
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Thank you, Cecelia! It took a lot of research!!
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Congratulations Liz.
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Thank you, Sonia.
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Congrats, Liz. Charles seems to get to the heart of your novel. It’s an excellent review.
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Thank you, Cynthia. I was thrilled with Charles’ review.
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Congrats, Liz! Must read.
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Thank you, Mitch. I hope you do!
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The review is well-deserved (which I wrote over there)!!!!!!!
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Thank you so much, Luanne!!!
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I couldn’t read the review since I haven’t started your book yet. It is on my reading bedside pile though. I will get to it. All well with you Liz?
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🙂 All is well here. My current work-in-progress has been calling loudly to me, which is great.
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And what is it about?
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It’s about the last poor farm in Vermont, which served the county I grew up in. The State shut it down in 1968.
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Writing for history, right? 👍🏻
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Writing for history–and the characters, of course!
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Wonderful review. Congratulations, Liz!
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Thank you, Jean-Jacques!
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This is a great review for your book, Liz!
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Thank you very much, Dwight! I was thrilled with it.
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:>)
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Congratulations, Liz, on the publication of your novel and the excellent review! 🙂
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Thank you so much, Cheryl!
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Two of my favorite bloggers! Congratulations Liz. So well deserved. I haven’t been seeing your posts in my reader, and I know people are getting unfollowed also. The gremlins are at work!
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Thank you, Cindy. A number of people have contacted WordPress about the unfollowing. According to the response I received, it’s a bug, but not a high-priority bug. Grrr.
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