What a touching, heartfelt read! Amazing advice!

by Gina Callaway

“I just wanted to let you know I received my paperback copy of your book tonight. I’d just finished working a 12 hour shift and just started flipping through it really quickly, not really intending to read it just yet. The cover and the sentimental pictures sucked me in right away. Then, after reading your “From the Author” intro, I knew I had to read it right then … I couldn’t wait … (even though I was tired). And …

WOW!!!! I don’t really even have a decent set of words to string together which could even remotely represent how much I LOVED this! My only disappointment was I didn’t have this copy sooner, I would have given it to my son when we dropped him off for college four years ago.

What a touching, heartfelt read! Amazing advice! Thanks so much for sharing … you really spoke to my heart.”

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From one Dad to another, thank you.

from Jordan Rich, WBZ Radio Boston

“David Perkins expresses so poignantly what so many parents feel. It was an honor sharing the story of Dear Austin with my listeners, many of whom commented that the interview moved them to better communicate with their children. The book inspired me to write a letter to my 18-year old son, one of the most important letters I will ever compose. From one Dad to another, thank you David.”

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Will be savored long after finishing the last page.

from DCMetroreader

“Dear Austin is one of those rare books that both parents and young adults will appreciate. The prose is sparse, but penetrating and straightforward. In fact, I re-read a few of the passages because I wanted to reflect further on them.

Dear Austin is easily digested in one sitting, but will be savored long after finishing the last page. In this slim book Perkins has managed to distill the essence of a fulfilling life.

I wish Dear Austin had been around when my son left for college. I highly recommend it to other parents in similar transitional periods!”

The entire review is available at DCMetroreader

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You’ve made me think. You’ve touched my heart.

by Barney W. Ash

“Have you ever regretted allowing an important event or moment to pass without making note or comment, then later thinking; “I wish I’d said something. Anything!”?

David Perkins has done a rare and remarkable thing in sharing this rather personal and heartfelt letter to his son, Austin. David has modeled for us “modern” dads what it means to open our hearts and to put into words what we are really thinking.

In this little book, filled with pictures that reveal the history and intimacy of a relationship gone ‘right,’ we are reminded of just how important and how strong the bond between Father and Son is – and always will be. David has said what I wish I’d heard from my father and what I wish my son had heard from me. He has managed to advise without preaching, show concern without fear and, most of all, give the encouragement that only a loving father can and should supply.

Thank you, David, for making this letter public. You’ve made me think. You’ve touched my heart. You’ve helped me be aware of how important a few words fitly spoken can be.  Just maybe, you’ve helped me be a better father by showing me how it’s done.”

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Sound advice to suit any young person.

by Bette Sargent

“A book beautifully written with sound advice to suit any young person and written in a way that is not judgmental. I found a few tears in my eyes. Austin is a lucky young man and the same is true for David. This is a book that you will want to read and reread, and I must say the photos are outstanding. Really shows his personality. I would like to meet both of you.”

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