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Award winning author Marcia Fine grew up in South Florida in the 1960s, the daughter of Bohemian parents. A former English teacher, entrepreneur and speaker she has the only satirical series about Scottsdale. A ONEBOOKAZ 2015 winner for her novel, THE BLIND EYE--Sephardic Journey, she has traveled Arizona speaking at libraries. Her book about personal family history, PAPER CHILDREN--An Immigrant"s Legacy, has been a finalist for three national awards. Her newest novel, PARIS LAMB, won First Prize from the Arizona Author's Asso. A treatise on biblical archaeology, suspense and romance, the novel explores a family secret revealed that changes lives. ...more

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Pink Slime or Chocolate?

Is What You're Eating Giving You Stress?


One of the problems of having a mother who reads the newspaper is that she calls you to give you a distilled report of current events. Since she's in her later years (she still will not allow me to tell anyone her age), most of her concerns focus on food and the elimination thereof.


"Jean, did you see the report about the pink slime? That's a meat product

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“I'm an author with a penchant for research. For me the part where I'm learning new facts comes before the story I weave
to make an entertaining read.”
Marcia Fine, Paris Lamb

“I'm an author with a penchant for research. For me the part where I'm learning new facts comes before the story I weave
to make an entertaining read.”
Marcia Fine, Paris Lamb

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Marcia Fine Thanks, Beth! Very cool.
Marcia


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Beth Hi Marcia,
Thanks for befriending this mystery author on Goodreads! I hope you'll put my books, A Real Basket Case and To Hell in a Handbasket, on your to-read list. If you'd like to enter a contest for a free copy of To Hell in a Handbasket, sign up for my email newsletter at: http://bethgroundwater.com/ .
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