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Shelley Burchfield

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A southerner by birth, Shelley Burchfield's love of history and all things southern is evident in her debut novel, THE EARTH REMAINS, winner of the 2023 Readers Favorite Book Awards Gold Medal in Christian Historical Fiction and named a finalist in the 2023 American Fiction Awards.

A former teacher, Burchfield enjoys writing "what-if" southern fiction that flips notorious events upside down. She enjoys mountain hikes, hot coffee, and stacks of books yet to be read on a bedside table. She lives in the beautiful mountains of north Georgia with her husband and a menagerie of animals and pulls inspiration from the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains beyond her windows.

Her second historical fiction novel, CLIMBING TO THE SUN, was published in October ...more

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Average rating: 4.61 · 978 ratings · 120 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Earth Remains: A novel 4.65 avg rating — 599 ratings — published 2021 — 5 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
	Climbing To The Sun 4.57 avg rating — 347 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
	There Is A River: a novel 4.35 avg rating — 31 ratings	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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The Earth Remains Discussion Questions

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I have been overwhelmed by reader support for The Earth Remains. I am an independent author and my debut novel was published by a small publisher, Touchpoint Press. I appreciate every single review posted here on goodreads. Thanks for the love!

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Published on June 13, 2022 06:04 • Tags: theearthremains, touchpointpress

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