What was the best compliment you’ve received?
I had a large family and going out shopping 🛒 with them to the grocery store could be stressful. I remember once when I had a new baby in the shopping cart, one in the shopping cart seat and several walking beside me and the baby was screaming someone told me what a wonderful job I was doing and they wouldn’t have been as brave as I was. Well that did make me feel good. Thank goodness hubby was there to help too.
You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike?
I have a fear of airplanes, a bike wouldn’t be ideal, a train and bus aren’t personal enough so my mode of travel would be in a car with my family.
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Who is the most confident person you know?
My oldest son is the most confident person I know. He can start a conversation with anyone and talk to you like he’s known you for years. He’s a deputy sheriff in Nebraska having just moved there with his family in December. Before that he was a LEO in Frederick, Maryland and Hagerstown, MD. He was a deputy sheriff and detective in Maryland. He’s the father of twin two year old boys . He’s a loving husband and always there for his family. Nothing seems to faze him.
We all deal with negativity from time to time. Depending on the situation, we may deal with in different ways. As for myself sometimes I will just ignore it and go about my day. Other times I’ll pray, read, listen to music, walk in nature, spend time with my pets or eat comfort foods.
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What activities do you lose yourself in?
This is my girl, Annie. She is a twelve month old merle Chihuahua that I’ve had since October of last year. I could say one activity I really enjoy is taking her for a walk as it’s peaceful and it gives me a lot of thinking time while we’re walking.
Of course my other activity I really can get lost in is reading. Wonderful, wonderful. I couldn’t even imagine myself without books.
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What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times?
I’m not a huge movie or tv person at all. Give me an enjoyable book and I’ll be happy but right now my son and I are watching reruns of Unsolved mysteries hosted by Robert Stack and boy does it look dated . It’s an interesting show though.
Are you superstitious?
I am not nor is it something I worry about.
I wouldn’t ban a particular word but others from saying, ” I can’t.” or “I’m not good enough.” It would be great to see others with a boost in confidence.
I’d say the decision of who to go with after we get roofing quotes and what type of roof to replace our shingles roof with. We currently have shingles but are considering a metal roof. We have multiple roofs and turrets that will be needing replaced.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
1940, England: A heart-breaking, unforgettable and powerful story about love, wartime secrets, and betrayal. Perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen’s The Victory Garden and Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale.
When Anya is sent to rural England to work as a spy, she’s glad to escape a terrifying situation at home in war-torn Russia. But as she settles into life as a land girl, she fears she’s made a terrible mistake.
With her life at risk every day, she can only turn to her fellow informer, Nikolai, who she finds herself impossibly drawn to. They both desperately want to join the fight against the Nazis and when they are told Russia has switched allegiance, they start to believe their love might stand a chance.
But no one can ever know their secret history, and being together puts them in the gravest danger. So they devise a plan. If they’re ever separated, they will find their way back to each other. They just have to follow a series of secret coded messages. Clues no one else could possibly understand.Starting with a small key, left in the place that has become most precious to them: the secret garden.
Now, England: When Laura agrees to restore a beautiful garden in the grounds of an English stately home she sees the opportunity for a new start, away from heartbreak. But when she finds a box buried under the weeping willow tree, she is spellbound by its contents – a key and a cryptic note. As she begins to piece together the fragments of a love story that stretches across wartime Europe, Laura doesn’t realise it, but she is embarking on an unforgettable journey. One which will change her own life forever.
MY THOUGHTS
A secret garden, a walled garden, it conjures up thoughts of secrets long buried, of secret trysts happening long ago.
I am once again captivated by the author’s portrayal of WWII and the courage of the women of that time period.
The love story found within the page’s spans seventy-five years, and the garden plays a pivotal role in the story in both the past and present times.
Oh how my heart ached reading this, the emotions it evoked, as though I knew the characters personally.
This historical fiction dual time span absolutely captured me once again. Spies putting their lives on the line, secret identities, plans changing at the drop of a hat. Having to live life on the edge and be prepared for anything at any time.
WWII fiction by an author you’ll want to read.
I was given a complimentary copy of this book.
All opinions expressed are my own.
MEET THE AUTHOR
Suzanne Kelman an Amazon bestselling author in America, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, and her books have sold over 400,000 copies worldwide accumulated 10 rights deals across eight territories. Her WW2 historical fiction books are published by Bookouture – an imprint for Hachette U.K.
She is also the author of the bestselling book, “The Rejected Writers’ Book Club”, published by Lake Union, which is the first book in the Southlea Bay series. Other books in the series include, “Rejected Writers Take the Stage” and “The Rejected Writers’ Christmas Wedding”.
Kelman is an award-winning writer/screenwriter whose accolades include the Best Comedy Feature Screenplay Award from the L.A. International Film Festival, the Gold Award from the California Film Awards, and the Van Gogh Award from the Amsterdam Film Festival.
In 2015 her script, Held, was recognized by the Academy of Motion Pictures and was shortlisted to the top ten in the Academy Of Motion Pictures Nichols Fellowship competition.
As well as a screenwriter and a published author, Suzanne is also a playwright, and her award-winning comedy play, “Over My Dead Body”, had its World Premiere at Outcast Theatre in Washington, Fall 2019.
Born in the United Kingdom, Suzanne now resides in Washington State.
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