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Heather G. Marshall is an adoptee, author, speaker, teacher and guide. Her work reveals a deep reverence for the natural world and for the power and wisdom of older women as she weaves personal narrative with universal truth, guiding readers to question old beliefs, reclaim their voices, and step into stories of belonging and agency. Heather's writing has been published in a variety of journals, including Black Middens: New Writing Scotland, and Quarried, an anthology of the best of three decades of Pine Mountain Sand and Gravel; she has published two novels--The Thorn Tree (MP Publishing, 2014) and When the Ocean Flies (Vine Leaves Press 2024)--and a collection of short stories--Between Sea and Sky (Vine Leaves Press 2026). Her TED talk, “ ...more

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	The Thorn Tree 3.78 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2014 — 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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Heather Marshall made a comment on barbara’s review of Between Sea and Sky " Thank you, Barbara, both for reading and taking the time to write this lovely review! "
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Heather Marshall liked barbara's review of Between Sea and Sky: "This was a great collections of stories about the nitty gritty and sometimes dark side of lasting effects of childhood, family life, and the scars you take with you throughout your life. Individually, each story offers a glimpse into a seemingly unse" Read more of this review »
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Heather Marshall liked Katie's review of Between Sea and Sky: "An intimate short story collection about what we inherit from parents, what they try (and perhaps fail) to protect us from, and what we carry away from childhood. Across lives shaped by water, land, and distance, these stories trace how love both she" Read more of this review »
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