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Barbara Stark-Nemon

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in Detroit, The United States

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Every story needs a narrator, and Barbara stepped up early in life. She learned storytelling, and a fascination with the magic of language from her grandfather. He wove unforgettable tales of a former life in Germany to his family in America. Barbara learned to speak the language of her German family, and later, the signs of the deaf children with whom she worked.

An undergraduate degree in English literature and Art History and a Masters in Speech-language Pathology from the University of Michigan led to a teaching and clinical career. Everywhere, there were stories. Barbara has come to appreciate that different languages impact the form of stories, and that everyone has the need to be heard and seen.

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Average rating: 3.99 · 676 ratings · 156 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Even in Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 398 ratings — published 2015 — 4 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
	Hard Cider 3.71 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 2018 — 2 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
	Isabela's Way 4.35 avg rating — 46 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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Even in Darkness wins Awards!

So pleased to announce that Even in Darkness won the Story Circle Network's Sarton Literary Award for Historical fiction, and is a finalist for Foreword Review's INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award in both historical fiction and literary fiction! Even in Darkness Read more of this blog post »

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Published on March 17, 2016 19:29 • Tags: book-award, even-in-darkness, historical-fiction, indiefab, literary-fiction, sarton-literary-award, story-circle-network

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Devil's Hand: A Fischer at Law Novel

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The Wondrous Life and Loves of Nella Carter

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“Labyrinths are serpentine paths for the purpose of walking with a quiet mind and focusing on a spiritual question or prayer. Lots of different religions use them as a form of meditation. There’s only one path to the center and then back out. Some believe it focuses a person on the route to inner truth, and with that solid grounding, we make our way back into the everyday world. Other people just enjoy following the twists and turns and the different symmetries.”
― Barbara Stark-Nemon, Hard Cider: A Novel

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“One who injures another is liable for five things—damage, pain, healing, loss of time and disgrace. —Mishnah”
― Barbara Stark-Nemon, Hard Cider: A Novel

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Barbara’s Quotes

“She finally understood that, no matter how hard you try, you can't make someone love you. You can't stop them from making the wrong decision. There's no magic for that.”
― Sarah Addison Allen, First Frost

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“I have never written a book that was not born out of a question I needed to answer for myself.”
― May Sarton

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