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Brenda’s 2025 Year in Books
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Brenda K. Thompson
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Brenda K. Thompson
If I had sold everything except the few things needed for a life living aboard a sailboat, would I be alive today?
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A Feed Sack Dress for Sadie
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Alice Anyway
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Ivaleena
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* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.
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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Thank you, B. Suzanne! I truly appreciate your feedback. It will help me as I continue writing. Perhaps you might want to be an advanced reader for me
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"A Feed Sack Dress for Sadie
This was a wonderful book! It draws you in & holds you tight. I measure how good a story is by the emotions it brings out. It's fantastic if it pulls you in & makes you cry or makes you laugh out loud. A Feed Sack Dress for Sa" Read more of this review » |
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"oh how I cried for Sadie
Such a great story. Couldn’t put it down. The store jut gently draws you in, and won’t let go. Excellent. " |
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"The Picture On The Cover Says It All
This book is a heartbreaking read, but one I heartily recommend. The writing is strong and it immediately drops the reader into it. One word of caution: don’t start reading if your time is limited. You will be hard " Read more of this review » |
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Hi Connie! Thank you so much for reading and for your kind words. I’m grateful you enjoyed Sadie’s journey. Would you mind possibly hidingr a few plot
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Brenda Thompson
added a status update: "A Feed Sack Dress for Sadie" releases next week.
The story came from something real. My mother was a hospice volunteer and cared for a woman who kept a photo of a little girl in a crudely cut burlap sack dress. She said she had been stolen as a child and never knew where she came from. That stayed with me. I carried her story as I wrote it. Early readers call the book powerful, devastating. |
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Thank you so much, Barbara. I’m really glad you enjoyed Ivaleena. It means a lot to hear it felt familiar and true to your memories.
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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
“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
“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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