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Alice Longaker
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Alice Longaker
It is so hard to choose. Settings attract me. I think first, I would follow Inman through the Carolinas to his home in COLD MOUNTAIN. I would merely walk and hike and revel in those mountains. I love travel books and nature books and Civil War books, so here it is all rolled into one. That is cheating a bit--the walk follows the actual trek of BARTRAM'S TRAVELS.
Then I would pop up north to Three Pines, Quebec, the setting of Lousie Penny's well-crafted Armand Gamache mysteries. After a walk around the village, I will visit the bookstore, then stop in at the Bistro. I would order for two and wait for Ruth and her duck to join me and talk of poetry.
Of course, I would like to take a class at Hogwarts, sip tea in the Shire with Frodo, find reassurance with Aslan's roar in Narnia, and off to the Alps for bread and cheese with HEIDI.
Then I would pop up north to Three Pines, Quebec, the setting of Lousie Penny's well-crafted Armand Gamache mysteries. After a walk around the village, I will visit the bookstore, then stop in at the Bistro. I would order for two and wait for Ruth and her duck to join me and talk of poetry.
Of course, I would like to take a class at Hogwarts, sip tea in the Shire with Frodo, find reassurance with Aslan's roar in Narnia, and off to the Alps for bread and cheese with HEIDI.
Alice Longaker
It is so hard to choose. Settings attract me. I think first, I would follow Inman through the Carolinas to his home in COLD MOUNTAIN. I would merely walk and hike and revel in those mountains. I love travel books and nature books and Civil War books, so here it is all rolled into one. That is cheating a bit--the walk follows the actual trek of BARTRAM'S TRAVELS.
Then I would pop up north to Three Pines, Quebec, the setting of Lousie Penny's well-crafted Armand Gamache mysteries. After a walk around the village, I will visit the bookstore, then stop in at the Bistro. I would order for two and wait for Ruth and her duck to join me and talk of poetry.
Of course, I would like to take a class at Hogwarts, sip tea in the Shire with Frodo, find reassurance with Aslan's roar in Narnia, and off to the Alps for bread and cheese with HEIDI.
Then I would pop up north to Three Pines, Quebec, the setting of Lousie Penny's well-crafted Armand Gamache mysteries. After a walk around the village, I will visit the bookstore, then stop in at the Bistro. I would order for two and wait for Ruth and her duck to join me and talk of poetry.
Of course, I would like to take a class at Hogwarts, sip tea in the Shire with Frodo, find reassurance with Aslan's roar in Narnia, and off to the Alps for bread and cheese with HEIDI.
Alice Longaker
Poetry. Always.
B.J. Tassin
Hi Alice,
Congratulations on your new book! I know you have been busy with the launch so it's good to stop in and see you here. In addition to working Hi Alice,
Congratulations on your new book! I know you have been busy with the launch so it's good to stop in and see you here. In addition to working on the prequel to my novel Bona-Fide, I've also pulled a children's book out of the files that I wrote several years back when my oldest grandchildren were younger. I had it on the back burner too waiting for the right time to bring it out and polish it up. It's one of many story's I used to tell them about a little girl named "Barbara Jane". Yes, just one of many.
So now that these girls are all older, they may enjoy your book better! What do you think? What is the best age for "Wren" ? ...more
Jul 29, 2017 09:29PM · flag
Congratulations on your new book! I know you have been busy with the launch so it's good to stop in and see you here. In addition to working Hi Alice,
Congratulations on your new book! I know you have been busy with the launch so it's good to stop in and see you here. In addition to working on the prequel to my novel Bona-Fide, I've also pulled a children's book out of the files that I wrote several years back when my oldest grandchildren were younger. I had it on the back burner too waiting for the right time to bring it out and polish it up. It's one of many story's I used to tell them about a little girl named "Barbara Jane". Yes, just one of many.
So now that these girls are all older, they may enjoy your book better! What do you think? What is the best age for "Wren" ? ...more
Jul 29, 2017 09:29PM · flag
Alice
I can't wait to read your next book! And Barbara Jane sounds delightful! I think children's books are the most difficult writings I have encountered.
I can't wait to read your next book! And Barbara Jane sounds delightful! I think children's books are the most difficult writings I have encountered.
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Wren is written for a very narrow audience--Middle-Grade girls--6th through 8th grades--will find it most appealing. Younger readers will enjoy most of the story, and the language is accessible for reluctant readers. But the themes of puberty and the changes that come with it are better for older girls. ...more
Jul 30, 2017 09:17AM · flag
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Wren is written for a very narrow audience--Middle-Grade girls--6th through 8th grades--will find it most appealing. Younger readers will enjoy most of the story, and the language is accessible for reluctant readers. But the themes of puberty and the changes that come with it are better for older girls. ...more
Jul 30, 2017 09:17AM · flag
Alice Longaker
The small things of life sometimes shift from ordinary to breathtaking--roses in the snow, a friend's smile, upturned soil become lyrical.
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