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Renee' Irvin

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Born

The United States

Website

http://www.reneeirvinauthor.com

Genre

Romance, Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction

Member Since

February 2012

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Born to a poker playing pilot and a Berry College English scholarship awardee,Renee' Stargel Irvin is no doubt her parents daughter.Not quite one year old, busy playing amongst the pots & pans in the kitchen, Renee' Stargel Irvin's mother asked her what she was doing.

"Using my imagination, Mommy!" she replied.

And she has been ever since. "East of Orleans," her first published novel, was created through a mélange of memories brought to life, characters born out of imagination, and Renee's desire to write herself to another place, at another time.

There was no better place than where her grandmother grew up as a child, and her stories unfolded. That wonderful place was on the banks of the Chattahoochee River, in a little community known as Sha Born to a poker playing pilot and a Berry College English scholarship awardee,Renee' Stargel Irvin is no doubt her parents daughter.Not quite one year old, busy playing amongst the pots & pans in the kitchen, Renee' Stargel Irvin's mother asked her what she was doing.

"Using my imagination, Mommy!" she replied.

And she has been ever since. "East of Orleans," her first published novel, was created through a mélange of memories brought to life, characters born out of imagination, and Renee's desire to write herself to another place, at another time.

There was no better place than where her grandmother grew up as a child, and her stories unfolded. That wonderful place was on the banks of the Chattahoochee River, in a little community known as Shakerag, Georgia.

Like Renee's life itself--deep, rich, adventuresome, and sometimes dark, her debut novel "East of Orleans" is a "real" southern story, the kind that Renee' feels is best told by one of their own, a bona fide Southerner.

Renee' holds a degree in Legal Studies, and studied English & Communications at Oglethorpe University. She also studied at the "Harriett Austin Creative Writing Conference," offered by the University of Georgia, and taught under the skilled eye of Dr. Charles Connor.

Renee' currently lives not far from Shakerag near the Chattahoochee River and the birth place of the novel. A few months after the release of her first novel Renee' found out after attending a doctor's appointment with her longtime fiancé that he had a terminal stage 4 cancer. Renee then devoted all her time and energy into saving the life of the man she loved more than the world. Sadly, he died in her arms 21 months after diagnosis. They married shortly before his death. The trauma of his illness, death and events that followed affected her greatly, but she has started to write again and expects the release of her new novel, a southern Civil war love story---to be released spring of 2017.

It will evolve around layered characters, mystery, romance, and life and death centered on the only stage Renee' knows as home, the deep South.

Web Site: coming soon! ...more

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Average rating: 3.76 · 152 ratings · 19 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Kiss & Don't Tell by Bella DeFore (Writing as), Renee' Irvin (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
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Renee'’s Quotes

“If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.”
― Amy Tan

tags: life

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“To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death.”
― Pearl S. Buck, To My Daughters, With Love

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message 12: by Renee'

Jun 26, 2012 11:30AM

You too George! I hope you also read my novel, "East of Orleans" (-:

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message 11: by Sandra

Jun 15, 2012 08:34PM

Hi Renee,
Thanks for the friendship!

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message 10: by Renee'

Jun 14, 2012 03:48AM

Hi Holly, you just got it yesterday?! I hope you enjoy it. PLEASE let me know. XOXOXO! Renee'

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message 9: by Holly

Jun 14, 2012 12:10AM

Aloha Renee.
I received your book, "East of Orleans" yesterday through the Good Reads giveaway. Thanks so much for sending it; I look forward to reading it.
Holly

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message 8: by Dihmar

Jun 13, 2012 11:22AM

Hey Renee, thanks for the friend request!

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message 7: by Cassandra

Jun 13, 2012 06:09AM

Thank you so much for the friend request! :)

Its strange coming from a family who doesn't read or write as much as I do! If I wasn't a spinning image of my mother I would only assume I was adopted! :)

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message 6: by Renee'

May 28, 2012 09:42AM

You are so welcome. You have a good day also! Renee'

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message 5: by Chelsea

May 28, 2012 09:03AM