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Jane Coletti Perry

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Jane Coletti Perry grew up in a small Midwestern college town. With a degree in English and a love of history, she has a passion for preserving family history, learning how the past has shaped who we are, and searching our collective history for stories of the heart and sharing them in fiction.
Her memoir, “Finding Sarah Jane,” published in Patchwork Path: Treasure Box, (Choice Publishing Group, 2010) is in a collection of essays that chronicle treasured items that belong to special people in the lives of the contributing authors. Jane’s first novel, Marcello's Promise (Five Star 2019) was inspired by her family's immigrant story. She is a member of Women Writing the West, Western Writers of America, and won the 2021 LAURA Award for short f ...more

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We had our first snowfall several weeks ago and for two days afterward the world was glistening, transformed, you could even say it was enchanting. If you’re from Minnesota, “enchanting” might not be your adjective to describe snow. Regardless, I love this photo from Country Living Magazine and the accompanying cow that seems to have a little attitude going for her.

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (The Karla Trilogy, #1)

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I love mysteries and I love settings in Italy so this beautifully written book checked all the boxes. Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon is a Commisario Guido Brunetti Mystery. A world famous conductor dies of poisoning during an intermission at La Fen ...more
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Award winning Susanna Lane has created a heart warming story that will keep you turning the pages until the very end. After a hard-scrabble life working cattle and panning for gold across the country, Bryce Enders finds his way to his brother Cort’s ...more
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