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Kathy Lang

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Writing fiction came late to my life and yet at exactly the right time. My creative fate grew from my life as a mother of two adopted children and my experience as a social worker in the field of child welfare. I enjoy creating stories that bring readers into the world of people touched by adoption. I hope that my characters' stories resonate for readers as they struggle to discover the honey from their own thorns. ...more

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Honey From a Thorn

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