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Diana Stevan

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Diana Stevan writes in various genres. She's published five novels, poetry, short story, a novelette and a non-fiction book.

Her latest book is ALONG CAME A GARDENER, a self-help book and memoir based on her 25 years as a psychotherapist in a variety of mental health settings.

LUKIA'S FAMILY SAGA SERIES begins with the award-winning SUNFLOWERS UNDER FIRE, set in Russia (present-day Ukraine) during the Great War and the wars that followed. The second book, LILACS in the DUST BOWL, is set during the Great Depression in Canada. PAPER ROSES on STONY MOUNTAIN is the 3rd book in the trilogy and was on Miramichi Readers' List of Best Books of 2022. All three books can be read as standalones.

This family saga series is historical fiction/biolgraphi
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Diana Stevan Martha and George in Albee's play, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. I like them because of their humanity, and the high stakes argument that evolves. I…moreMartha and George in Albee's play, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. I like them because of their humanity, and the high stakes argument that evolves. It shows both the vulnerability and the cruelty that can exist in an intimate relationship. Where love once flowered, time and old hurts have withered it to the point of no return. (less)
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Sunflowers Under Fire

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Love and Pain

Love and pain seem to go together. Taylor Swift and Patsy Cline hit the top of the music charts with songs about heartbreak. Everyone needs love and though we’ve heard these songs and stories about love going wrong, we keep searching for it anyway; we want to find the right one. It’s a natural thing to do.

Here’s Patsy Cline, a famous singer from the 1950s, singing “I Fall to Pieces”, a song about

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“At the time, Margaret had been very angry with God, angry that all she had left of her mother was the promise of a ring.”
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“He had tricked her. She'd been right not to trust him. Well, it wouldn't happen again. No chance in hell!”
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“Outside, the sweet smell of freshly cut alfalfa hay was a welcome change from the odours of sweat and cheap cologne on the dance floor.”
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“Outside, the sweet smell of freshly cut alfalfa hay was a welcome change from the odours of sweat and cheap cologne on the dance floor.”
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“It blew with a rustling noise, as if all the demons had sprung from hell and decided to release a raspy long sigh together.”
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“She envisioned him walking through a blizzard, his head down, his moustache coated with ice, his frozen fingers gripping his bayonet.”
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“She understood that unrequited love could break a heart, but there was nothing she could do about his sorrow.”
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“With the subject of work off limits, they lapsed into a silence they couldn't recover from, leaving Joanna to wonder how she could feel so lonely in the company of the man she loved.”
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