The document summarizes the book "The Legacy Letters", which contains private letters written by a dying father to his children and wife. The letters provide a passionate guide to life, sharing the father's stories, memories, and music. The book has won awards and appeals to a wide audience. It offers lessons and inspiration for living meaningfully. The author, Carew Papritz, drew from his varied life experiences to create the book and songs that were his gift to his own family.

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An Award-Winning “Must-Read Book of Wisdom for Life…exquisite,
intimate, passionate, humorous, and genuine…” –The Huffington Post
The Legacy Letters
his wife, his children, his final gift
A Timeless and Inspirational Love Story about Life
Rediscovered private letters from a dying father to his
children—and his wife—uncover a passionate and
powerful guidebook to life.
Summary— The Legacy Letters reveals to us the stories, memories, and music of a dying father, which
ultimately becomes the practical, moral, and spiritual gift and guidebook for his children he’d never live to
see, and for his wife, his redemptive story of love.
Seattle, WA—April 21, 2014—By combining the best elements of such
inspirational books as Tuesdays with Morrie, The Last Lecture, and Chicken Soup
for the Soul, author, Carew Papritz, has created an intense and thought-
provoking book, filled with life instructions that Kirkus Reviews writes,
“Deeply immersive…authentic… emotionally potent.” Book Awards: WINNER
Gold Medal—Mom’s Choice Awards; 1st PLACE Reader View Literary Award.
Author—Carew Papritz
Who Reads This “Everybody Book?” Romantic and pragmatic, old-fashioned and new-fashioned, life-
questioning and life-altering, The Legacy Letters is an “everybody book.” It appeals to new parents and
parents-to-be for its detailed life instructions. Parents are reading it to and with their children. Teenagers
are rediscovering timeless values and ideas still relevant for a new time. Grandparents read it for the
nostalgia of an earlier time and to read to their grandchildren. For people hungry to find meaning in their
lives, The Legacy Letters offers its audience a way to think about, talk about, and even change their
lives—to create their own “Legacy Life.”
Discovering the Songs of The Legacy Letters—Carew also adds an unique element, songs written
specifically for the book. The Legacy Letters—The Songs is the gift of music, along with the letters, that the
author left to both his children and his wife. The full album will be available in early 2015.
A Writer’s Life Made for The Legacy Letters— Carew Papritz, born in Yosemite National Park in a cabin
tent, has lived in England, Norway, and across the US. He has worked as a cowboy and wrangler, ski patrol,
freelance journalist, tour bus driver, bartender, and in feature films in Hollywood. He began writing The
Legacy Letters on the back of his pickup while working on a ranch. Eventually, he “wrangled” “the woman
who would become his wife; they were married on horseback while a bagpiper played. They now have a
son and live in Washington state and the Southwest.
CONTACTS—For more information about Carew Papritz or The Legacy Letters, please see the following
web sites or contact his marketing/publicity team: Courtney Wells, Lynnette Scheier, or FarrowPR.
Website - http://www.TheLegacyLetters.com
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/Qto913
Amazon.com: http://amzn.to/1g9URhr
FarrowPR--Arden Izzo–-866-949-6868
arden@farrowpr.com
Courtney Wells --(321) 356-­8241
courtney.rene.wells@gmail.com
Lynnette Scheier--(480) 371-4222
Email: lynnette.scheier@gmail.com