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Pat Benedict Jurgens

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Pat Jurgens is a writer and retired librarian who has published numerous articles in local and regional magazines. She has won awards from the Denver Women’s Press Club, Poetry Society of Colorado, and Jefferson County Historical Commission. She loves living in an old mountain cabin with her husband Carl and rescue dog Zoe. Falling Forward, a Woman’s Journey West is her first novel.

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Pat Benedict Jurgens I'd go back in time to the pioneer era of American history. I love the stories of people coming west in the 19th century. Especially the women - what …moreI'd go back in time to the pioneer era of American history. I love the stories of people coming west in the 19th century. Especially the women - what were they thinking? Most of them traveling because their men wanted the adventure of a new land. Were they excited, afraid, reluctant, pressured beyond reason? The diaries I've read did not typically describe their feelings. That's where we authors come in!(less)

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Pat Benedict Jurgens Sometimes I just take a break... (for a day or a week or just an hour or two.} Work on a different project that's in the back of my mind. This often g…moreSometimes I just take a break... (for a day or a week or just an hour or two.} Work on a different project that's in the back of my mind. This often gives me new zest. Then I can come back to the original work. It often feels different. (less)

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Falling Forward: A Woman's Journey West

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Pat Benedict Jurgens's Blog: Award Winner

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Falling Forward: A Woman's Journey West has now been named for two more awards:
2022 CIBA Goethe Award Finalist in Historical Fiction and
2023 Feathered Quill Bronze Award in Women's Fiction
Louisa is happy that her adventures and challenges have gained notice and that book clubs are interested in discussing.

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