Tilly
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:11 am
"Tilly" is a small novel written by Frank Peretti to talk about the consequences of abortion and healing that can come when people deal with it. I read this book many years ago.
Later on I had the privilege of hearing a dramatization of the book produced by Focus for their broadcast.
In February I flipped on the FotF broadcast and heard the end of the first half of the drama and realized that I was hearing a conversation between Phil Lollar and the original George Barclay (heard in "Family Vacation").
Just a few days ago I managed to get my hands on a tape copy of it and noticed that the show was produced in 1987 the same year that AIO first aired. Have any of you heard the radio drama? Have you read the book? If so what did you think of them?
It's been so long since I read the book that I don't completely recall the original story. I do remember thinking that the FotF version was altered a bit. One thing that I don't understand is the way the FotF version doesn't ever seem to explain why the lady had an abortion. What I remember from the book (please forgive me if I'm wrong... it's really been years ) is that she and her husband just didn't want to raise another child. I wonder if people only hearing the radio version will be confused on that point and assume that maybe the child was deformed.
Or maybe she was and I just forgot.
Listening to it I could see some parallels with the AIO ep "Forever, Amen." There are differences as well but I think it's safe to say "Tilly" inspired the AIO ep. Notice that the baby's name was Billy? In "Tilly" the birth mother gets to meet her daughter in a dream. In "Forever, Amen" Danny got to meet his sister in a dream. In both cases the baby wasn't wanted at some point but for different reasons. The final scene when Tilly was leaving reminded me slightly of when Billy and Danny were parting. The Tilly scene was extended a lot longer but she assured her mom that she loved her. Both shows also feature a scene with the characters talking about what they'd *do* if they had the opportunity to be with the other person in "real life."
So... what do you have to say?
Later on I had the privilege of hearing a dramatization of the book produced by Focus for their broadcast.
In February I flipped on the FotF broadcast and heard the end of the first half of the drama and realized that I was hearing a conversation between Phil Lollar and the original George Barclay (heard in "Family Vacation").
Just a few days ago I managed to get my hands on a tape copy of it and noticed that the show was produced in 1987 the same year that AIO first aired. Have any of you heard the radio drama? Have you read the book? If so what did you think of them?
It's been so long since I read the book that I don't completely recall the original story. I do remember thinking that the FotF version was altered a bit. One thing that I don't understand is the way the FotF version doesn't ever seem to explain why the lady had an abortion. What I remember from the book (please forgive me if I'm wrong... it's really been years ) is that she and her husband just didn't want to raise another child. I wonder if people only hearing the radio version will be confused on that point and assume that maybe the child was deformed.
Or maybe she was and I just forgot.
Listening to it I could see some parallels with the AIO ep "Forever, Amen." There are differences as well but I think it's safe to say "Tilly" inspired the AIO ep. Notice that the baby's name was Billy? In "Tilly" the birth mother gets to meet her daughter in a dream. In "Forever, Amen" Danny got to meet his sister in a dream. In both cases the baby wasn't wanted at some point but for different reasons. The final scene when Tilly was leaving reminded me slightly of when Billy and Danny were parting. The Tilly scene was extended a lot longer but she assured her mom that she loved her. Both shows also feature a scene with the characters talking about what they'd *do* if they had the opportunity to be with the other person in "real life."
So... what do you have to say?