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Brenda K. Thompson
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If I had sold everything except the few things needed for a life living aboard a sailboat, would I be alive today?
Alice’s Journey Continues With You
Some stories never really leave us. Alice Anyway has been that kind of story for me.
I leave Alice in your hands, the hands of those who will read her, those who may love her. But I will admit, it is hard for me to let her go. She has walked so closely with me that she feels woven into my own soul.
She has been part of my daily life, keeping me awake at night, pulling me from sleep at odd hours to t Read more of this blog post »
I leave Alice in your hands, the hands of those who will read her, those who may love her. But I will admit, it is hard for me to let her go. She has walked so closely with me that she feels woven into my own soul.
She has been part of my daily life, keeping me awake at night, pulling me from sleep at odd hours to t Read more of this blog post »
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"It's different. It's not a Once Upon a Time this happened from point 'a' to point 'b' to the end of the yellow brick road. I enjoyed this book, even though I thought it might be a little "iffy"... I found the writing style unique, and once I got into"
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"missing girl
What a great story. How something so awful can have such a profound and amazing ending. A beautiful storyline I’d recommend reading. " |
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"Full of emotion
You will fall in love with Alice. You will root for her, you will grieve with her and you will feel with her. " |
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"Beautiful
This was my second book by Brenda and I enjoyed it so much. It had a surprise ending, didn't see that coming..." |
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added a status update: Writing from Costa Rica today, where I’m deep in the work of Child H. Hannah’s story keeps asking for quiet, careful pages. I’m following her one scene at a time and looking forward to sharing the novel with readers this October.
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Thank you, Regina. Your words are so kind and appreciated. Brenda
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Reader words like this mean everything. Thank you, Amber, for spending time with Sadie.
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Thank you for your words, Kathryn. I fell in love with Sadie as I wrote her story. It was hard to end it.
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“Grief lingered. Her toes clung to the crumbling edge… The wind would carry her, or it
wouldn’t. The water would catch her, or it wouldn’t. Either way, it didn’t really matter.”
― Alice Anyway
wouldn’t. The water would catch her, or it wouldn’t. Either way, it didn’t really matter.”
― Alice Anyway
“I want to raise a son… one who’ll grow up strong in the Lord, who’ll carry the Whitlow
name with pride… but what if it’s a girl?”
― Alice Anyway
name with pride… but what if it’s a girl?”
― Alice Anyway
“Grief lingered. Her toes clung to the crumbling edge… The wind would carry her, or it
wouldn’t. The water would catch her, or it wouldn’t. Either way, it didn’t really matter.”
― Alice Anyway
wouldn’t. The water would catch her, or it wouldn’t. Either way, it didn’t really matter.”
― Alice Anyway
“I want to raise a son… one who’ll grow up strong in the Lord, who’ll carry the Whitlow
name with pride… but what if it’s a girl?”
― Alice Anyway
name with pride… but what if it’s a girl?”
― Alice Anyway
“Have you ever wondered what it means to belong to someone?” he asked.
“A woman needs a covering.”
― Alice Anyway
“A woman needs a covering.”
― Alice Anyway
“If youth is the season of hope, it is often so only in the sense that our elders are hopeful about us; for no age is so apt as youth to think its emotions, partings, and resolves are the last of their kind. Each crisis seems final, simply because it is new. We are told that the oldest inhabitants in Peru do not cease to be agitated by the earthquakes, but they probably see beyond each shock, and reflect that there are plenty more to come.”
― Middlemarch
― Middlemarch
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