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Tag: Family history
The Last Apple Tree: Why It Is Important to Hear the Stories of Our Older Loved Ones Before It Is Too Late, a guest post by Claudia Mills
Even if no deep, dark secrets are unearthed, they are bound to learn things – and maybe share things of their own – that will help them understand others, and maybe themselves, just a little bit better.
Book Review: The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon
This great read is a real page-turner and will especially appeal to readers who love family stories and readers who (like me) like their fantasy to be quite grounded in reality. An absolutely smashing read that everyone should pick up this summer!
Writing & Rewriting THE WEIGHT OF EVERYTHING, a guest post by Marcia Argueta Mickelson
It took eighteen years for this book to find its proper ending. I dedicated it to my mother who has shared her family history and the history of her country with me. Talking about Guatemalan history and listening to my mom’s stories is one of my favorite ways to spend time with her now.
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How BUFFALO FLATS Flattened Me: Turning Your Family History into Historical Fiction, a guest post by Martine Leavitt
If you have inherited a story from your progenitors that you think might make a book, go for it. It’s worth a little detour through hell.
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