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Sandra Fox Murphy

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SANDRA FOX MURPHY is originally from Glasgow, Delaware, and grew up an Air Force “brat.” Sandy was inspired to begin writing while studying the beatnik poets at Indian Valley College in California and later received her Bachelor of Arts in English and French Literature at The University of Texas. She retired as a labor-management-relations consultant from the U.S Geological Survey. Her first novel, A Thousand Stars, historical fiction set in early Barbados and Rhode Island, was published in March 2016 and is available at Amazon. Her second novel, That Beautiful Season, begins in the Civil War, in Maryland, and delves into the love of the land and family through difficult times. She authored the trilogy of Fidelia McCord in early Texas, and ...more

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	A Thousand Stars 4.25 avg rating — 24 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human.”
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“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.”
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“I love forms beyond my own, and regret the borders between us”
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“It is a commonplace of all religious thought, even the most primitive, that the man seeking visions and insight must go apart from his fellows and love for a time in the wilderness.”
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“Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth.”
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