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Laurel Garver

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in Williamsport, PA, The United States

September 28

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Laurel Garver holds degrees in English and journalism and earns a living as a magazine editor. She enjoys quirky independent films, word games, British television, and Celtic music. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and daughter.

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Average rating: 4.35 · 208 ratings · 67 reviews · 17 distinct works

	Never Gone (Dani Deane #1) 3.97 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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
	The best of Vine Leaves Literary Journal 2012 by Jessica Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dawn Ius (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Adam Byatt (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.81 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2012	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
	Almost There (Dani Deane #3) 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — 3 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
	Muddy-Fingered Midnights: poems from the bright days and dark nights of the soul 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 4 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
	Emotions in the Wild: A Writer's Observation Journal it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Ever Near (Dani Deane #2) 4.60 avg rating — 5 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
	1001 Evocative Prompts for Fiction Writers 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 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
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The music that makes the season

I was deeply immersed in the world of choral music all through high school and college into most of my adult life, so for me, the weeks leading up to Christmas are all about the magical tunes. When writing a novel that takes place during Advent, I couldn't imagine it without choir rehearsals in the mix.

For your listening pleasure, I share the music from Ever Near 's Lessons and Carols servi Read more of this blog post »

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The Girl on the Train

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Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode--and into a Life of Connection and Joy

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“Love.
So simple, so easy; so complicated, so hard.”
― Laurel Garver, Never Gone

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“It’s like I woke up in another country and all the maps in my head have only made me more lost.”
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“Our lives make ripples.... Not even death can stop them.”
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“Love.
So simple, so easy; so complicated, so hard.”
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“Tears from the old me trickle into a clear cup of truth for the new.”
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“It’s like I woke up in another country and all the maps in my head have only made me more lost.”
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“Something in my mind, like an eye behind my eye, sees angel shapes in shadows of our lamp-lit street. As I feel for the pencil in my pocket, I know it’s the Dad part of me at last seeing glints of the divine, even in the grungy pavement.”
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“Our lives make ripples.... Not even death can stop them.”
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