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Barbara Anne King

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Barbara was born and raised in Watsonville, California, a third-generation Croatian-American whose great, great uncles were pioneers in the town’s apple industry which they helped develop into the Apple Capital of the World. After graduating from UCLA with a political science degree, she headed east for a job on Capitol Hill. She also worked in broadcast journalism and corporate public affairs before trading the work world for the home front to raise three children. But while she may have left California, it never left her, and she remains a California Girl who is a proud new member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West. Barbara and her husband live in Connecticut.



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Barbara Anne King If I take a walk in the nature I often clear my head, relieve my pent up energy, and leave an opening for inspiration.
Barbara Anne King It gives me an opportunity to learn every day whether it be through research or just paying closer attention to people and life. I also enjoy the crea…moreIt gives me an opportunity to learn every day whether it be through research or just paying closer attention to people and life. I also enjoy the creative aspects of crafting a story. And then if the book has touched a chord in a reader that can be very gratifying. A Japanese man who had been interned during WWII said when he read my book he felt like he was talking. His reaction almost brought me to tears because I realized I must have tapped into the collective conscience to get the words right. Proof that there really is a muse that guides you.(less)
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Where Flowers Grow

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I wanted to let you know that I just published my third novel, Where Flowers Grow, a family saga
about an ambitious man's pursuit of fortune as a Monterey Bay flower grower who battles a dysfunctional family and forces of nature amidst the rising farm worker movement.

Where Flowers Grow was the first novel I wrote but it needed a lot of TLC and editing before it was ready to publish. I am Read more of this blog post »
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