Review a long way home11/5/2023 His storytelling always beats with a huge, passionate heart.” There is hope mingled with horror, and that’s Chizmar’s secret power. Entertainment Weekly gave the book high praise: “Each tale is a magic trick, luring you toward the light while leading you down an ever-darkening path. This brand new collection features more than 100,000 words of short fiction, as well as more than 5,000 words of autobiographical Story Notes.Ĭhizmar’s previous short story collection, A Long December, was published in 2016 to starred reviews from Library Journal and Kirkus, and was included on numerous “Best Books of the Year” lists. Gathered here for the first time ever are seventeen short stories, two essays, and a short script by award-winning and New York Times bestselling author, Richard Chizmar.Įerie, suspenseful, poignant, the stories in The Long Way Home run the gamut from horror to suspense, crime to dark fantasy, mainstream to mystery. Giveaway is subject to JustRead Publicity Tours Giveaway Policies.Click here to read the titular short story. Void where prohibited by law or logistics. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. The giveaway begins at midnight Apand will last through 11:59 PM EST on April 19, 2023. (1) winner will receive a tote bag, one bag of Pride and Peppermint Novel Tea, plus a $20 egift card to !įull tour schedule linked below. Purchase Tickets to Attend A Novel-Tea Evening with Authors JOANNA DAVIDSON POLITANO, whose titles include The Lost Melody, A Midnight Dance, and The Love Note. JOCELYN GREEN, whose titles include The Metropolitan Affair, The Windy City Saga series, and The Mark of the King. LAURA FRANTZ, whose titles include The Rose and the Thistle, A Heart Adrift, and Tidewater Bride. SUSIE FINKBEINER, whose titles include The All-American, The Nature of Small Birds, and All Manner of Things. KATE BRESLIN, whose titles include In Love’s Time, As Dawn Breaks, and Far Side of the Sea. Connect with her at .ĪMANDA BARRATT, whose titles include Within These Walls of Sorrow, The White Rose Resists, and My Dearest Dietrich. LYNN AUSTIN, whose titles include Long Way Home, Chasing Shadows, and If I Were You. Learn More about A Novel-Tea Evening with Authors Emceed by Chris Jager of Baker Book House, seven novelists will share what inspires them, tales from the research files, what they’ve learned on the journey, and their hope for readers. on Saturday, September 2, at Chicago’s historic Palmer House Hilton Hotel for a tasteful evening with tea and talk of books, writing, history, and the power of story. Lynn and her husband have three grown children and make their home in western Michigan.Ĭonnect with Lynn by visiting to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates. One of her novels, Hidden Places, was made into a Hallmark Channel Original Movie. A former teacher who now writes and speaks full-time, she has won eight Christy Awards for her historical fiction and was one of the first inductees into the Christy Award Hall of Fame. Lynn Austin has sold more than one and a half million copies of her books worldwide. Thus begins Gisela’s perilous journey of exile and survival, made possible only by the kindness and courage of a series of strangers she meets along the way, including one man who will change the course of her life. But the ship is denied safe harbor and sent back to Europe. Gisela meets Sam Shapiro on board and the two fall quickly in love. Seven years earlier, sensing the rising tide against her people, Gisela Wolff and her family flee Germany aboard the passenger ship St. She starts by contacting Jimmy’s war buddies, trying to identify the mysterious woman in the photo they find in Jimmy’s belongings. Peggy determines to help the Barnetts unravel what might have happened to send their son over the edge. When he attempts the unthinkable, his parents check him into the VA hospital. But the Jimmy Barnett who returns is much different from the Jimmy who left, changed so drastically by his experience as a medic in Europe that he can barely function. Peggy Serrano couldn’t wait for her best friend to come home from the war. In this gripping portrait of war and its aftermath from bestselling author Lynn Austin, a young woman searches for the truth her childhood friend won’t discuss after returning from World War II, revealing a story of courage, friendship, and faith.
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