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Bren McClain

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Anderson, SC, The United States

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Fiction, Historical Fiction

Influences

John Steinbeck, William Faulkner, Carson McCullers

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June 2011

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Have the movie rights to One Good Mama Bone been acquired? I could see it right before my eyes as I read your masterful prose. So descriptive. And accurate. My family in W TN was not like your characters but I pictured my grandmother's farm house for Sarah's and her garden shed for Luther's barn. I could feel the cold hard dirt floor and smell the machine grease, bags of seed and fertilizer, the hay. So real.

Bren McClain Cathy, why thank you! You make my heart skip a beat. No, the movie rights have not been acquired -- appreciate your asking. Should someone come knocki…moreCathy, why thank you! You make my heart skip a beat. No, the movie rights have not been acquired -- appreciate your asking. Should someone come knocking, I'd definitely consider it. Thank you! Bren(less)

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I heard about One Good Mama Bone from Kathy Murphy. You are an amazing author! The dialog was incredible, the conflicts real. I have no better compliment than to compare it to To Kill A Mockingbird. When will you be releasing your next book? Will you be at Girlfriend's weekend in 2019?

Bren McClain Oh my goodness! This takes my breath away. I am so deeply humbled. And that Kathy Murphy -- no greater of champion of books and writers has ever been …moreOh my goodness! This takes my breath away. I am so deeply humbled. And that Kathy Murphy -- no greater of champion of books and writers has ever been born.

You questions -- I am hard at work on my next novel, TOOK. With publishing the way it is today, I imagine it'll be released sometime in 2020???? And, yes, I am hoping to be at Girlfriend's Weekend! Will you be????? I'd love to meet you.

Truly, what an honor, Jenelle.

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Average rating: 4.34 · 1,989 ratings · 404 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	One Good Mama Bone by Bren McClain (Goodreads Author), Mary Alice Monroe (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.33 avg rating — 1,707 ratings — published 2017	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
	Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy by Nicole Seitz (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jonathan Haupt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Barbra Streisand (Foreword) 4.44 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 2018 — 4 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
	Mama Red 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 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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With his novel, Sing Down The Moon, Robert Gwaltney is vying for heir apparent to Georgia's own Flannery O'Connor. He's created characters — singular, quirky, magical — that will ignite your imagination. And told in language, so filled with poetry an ...more
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I finished this novel and had to sit in silence for a while. What a beautiful story of a woman, who is lonely and lost, and her perilous emotional journey to herself.
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Bren McClain made a comment on Amy Davidson’s review of One Good Mama Bone " Amy, thank you for this heartfelt review. I am humbled. "
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Bren McClain and 2 other people liked The Book Exchange's review of One Good Mama Bone: "Remains the best book I've ever read. Bren's writing is so captivating and the story grabs you from the first page. Her love for her readers, the writing process and for mama red is evident throughout. I cannot recommend this book enough."
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Bren McClain made a comment on The Book Exchange’s review of One Good Mama Bone " Thank you so much. I am honored. "
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“Seen on a poster: I once asked a child what the meaning of life was. "Feed the kitties," she said, "feed the kitties.”
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“You're going to be hearing God say something to you. He's going to say 'Let's ride, my friend.' And when you hear that, you go on with him. All right? He'll take good care of you.”
― Bren McClain, One Good Mama Bone

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