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Laura Resau

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Laura Resau is the author of The Alchemy of Flowers, The River Muse, and eleven acclaimed books for children and teens. Her books have garnered nineteen starred trade reviews, five Colorado Book Awards, and spots on “best-of” book lists from Oprah, School Library Journal, and the American Library Association. Trilingual, she’s lived in Provence and Oaxaca, and has a background in cultural anthropology, languages, and ESL. She teaches graduate creative writing at Western Colorado University. You might find her writing in her cozy vintage trailer in Fort Collins, Colorado, where she lives with her rock-hound husband, musician son, wild husky, and a hundred house plants.

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The River Muse: Diving Deep into Mythology

Is it weird to admit that I feel an undercurrent of mythology flowing through my life? That’s where my mind goes whenever I go through a hard experience. And that’s why I’ve used myths and fairytales to frame women’s journeys in my novels, The Alchemy of Flowers and The River Muse.

To be clear—we’re not talking about the sweet, kid-friendly Disney-esque tales. No, these are the dark, deep, shadowy

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"I liked the found family aspect of this story and how well the author made the reader feel like they too were in the French countryside. "
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Domestic violence does not always look like domestic violence. Everything can be picturesque and behind a happy relationship is manipulation and isolation. This book was really good, I had a great time with the story. " Read more of this review »
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“I see that if you try to fit someone in a box, she might slip through the seams like water and become her own river.”
Laura Resau, The Queen of Water

“Power is a tricky thing, mija. It can lift you up high on its wings and up into the sky where you feel invincible. But sometimes you forget the bigger thing that makes you fly. Without God, without love, you fall. You stop being grateful and humble, and you fall." pg. 230”
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“Life is the ultimate artistic masterpiece, and it's up to you, the creator, to make it as wildly dazzling as possible.”
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Kunj HELLO! :)
i'd just like to recommend "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy (Winner of the Booker Prize). I hope you cherish it as much as I did.
ABSOLUTELY MIND-BOGGLING.


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