BOOKS BY MY FRIENDS ROSALIND BRACKENBURY, BRIGITTE RODGUEZ & ALLEN KLEIN
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
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Welcome to Books By My Friends! Today we are featuring
ROSALIND BRACKENBURY
BRIGITTE RODGUEZ
ALLEN KLEIN
BOOK: Bone Whispers
AUTHOR: Rosalind Brackenbury
GENRE: Literary fiction/mystery
BLURB: Nessa Halloran returns to Dorset, England, from the US to take care of a house inherited from her grandmother. Human bones - a woman's bones - have recently been dug up on the beach after a cliff fall - whose are they, and why does Nessa, retracing the paths of her post-World-War-2 childhood, begin to realize that they connect with her?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: I'm English, have lived in Key West, FL. for 30 years. My main loves are reading, swimming and talking with friends. I'm married to a Vietnam vet who keeps the roof over my head fixed and waterproof!
BOOK: A Walk Through the Redwoods
AUTHOR: Bridgitte Rodguez
GENRE: Children’s picture book
BLURB: “It’s a perfect day for a walk through the redwoods,” a girl’s aunt tells her one foggy morning. The two pack a lunch, zip up their jackets, and set off to explore a world of winding creeks, slimy banana slugs, and chittering birds that lives among the giant trees. Vivid imagery paired with factual sidebars bring this redwood forest—and the magic inside it—to life.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: In college at UC Santa Cruz, I stuffed birds and small mammals for the Natural History Collections. My favorite thing to do when I visit a new city/country is wander through neighborhoods and go to the grocery store. I really like abstract art.
BOOK: Embracing Life After Loss: A Gentle Guide for Growing Through Grief
AUTHOR: Allen Klein
GENRE: Self-help non-fiction
BLURB: After my wife died at the age of 34, I sought books that would ease my pain. Most told me how difficult grief was, how I might lose my sleep, my appetite, my joy. That is not the kind of advice I needed. I wanted a book that was encouraging, inspiring and easy-to-read. Not finding any, I wrote my own. Embracing Life After Loss is a book that will hold-your-hand by providing simple yet profound words that both comfort and uplift. Note from the author: This book will show you how to go from loss to laughter.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Allen Klein is the world's only Jollytologist(r), a TEDx presenter on the power of Intention, and a former TV scenic designer for The Captain Kangaroo show.
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The Mermaid Riot (Melange, 2024) Young Adult Historical Fantasy
She writes spicy historical fiction under a pen name.
She is the winner of multiple writing and book awards:
West Virginia Writers, Inc. Annual Writing Contest, Honorable Mention, Novel, 1998.
New York Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Writer Wellness, 2020.
Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist, Writer Wellness, 2021.
Northeast Ohio Romance Writers of America, Member of the Year, 2020.
Northeast Ohio Romance Writers of America, First Book Award, 2020.
She is an adjunct faculty member in the Southern New Hampshire University Online MFA Creative Writing.
She is a proud graduate of Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA with an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction.
She is a member of The Authors Guild and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
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