Jencey's Corner

I am always delighted to sit down and discuss what is next for Kristin Hannah.   This week we are discussing the paperback release of Fly Away and a giveaway.   When it was first published, you described Firefly Lane as the book that hit closest to home for you. What is it about the story of Kate and Tully that continues to be so meaningful to you? Of all the books I’ve written, Firefly Lane has the most of me on every page. I grew up in the town where the novel is set; I lived in the house that was described. I was very much of that era. I went to the University of Washington, and got the same degree as Kate and Tully did. The world of Firefly Lane is very much my world. Also, I lost my own mom to breast cancer. That’s a very personal story that I wanted to tell. Writing Firefly Lane was my way of looking back on the loss of my mom and understand­ing it as a woman. Additionally, I wanted to give readers some information about what to look for with breast cancer t...

On a   sunny evening I visited the Fox Tale Book Shoppe to see author Beatriz Williams and Karen White.   Beatriz has been on Writer’s Corner twice before for both novels Overseas and A Hundred Summers .   She is currently on tour for the paperback release for A Hundred Summers .   Stay tuned to Writer’s Corner because you may see a special offer next month. For those you who need a refresher here is a synopsis of   A Hundred Summers.   Meet Budgie who is known for getting what she wants whenever she wants it. Her gal pal Lily always accompanies but steps aside for her friend. The women travel in the fall of 1931 to see Nick Greenwald and his friend Graham Pendleton at a football game. Lily immediately falls for Nick while Budgie cautions her. On New Years Lily and Nick make a decision that could affect their future. What will happen to the both of them? How will things have changed in 1938? For the writers out there the one concept that I f...

On Grace by Susie Orman Schnall Buy the book ·         Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/1jo4Jop ·         Amazon paperback: http://amzn.to/1mi8sXW Chapter One                I am not planning on waking up tomorrow and feeling completely different. But I’m certainly not planning to feel the same as I do today and every other day. Tomorrow when I wake up, brilliant sunlight streaming through my windows, I’ll feel as if nothing can go wrong. It will be a momentous day. Sure, momentous is a big word, usually saved for things like fiftieth wedding anniversaries and retirements that come with gold watches, but I’ve decided that I’m going to use that word and own it. Momentous. I like the way it sounds.                Today is the last day before I start the ...