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Karen S. Bell

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Walking with Elephants is my first novel, although I am not new to writing. After earning a graduate degree in mass communication, I spent 15 years as an editor and writer of business materials. Inspiration for this novel came from my direct contact with the joys of Corporate America and the balancing act that comes with being a working mother. Currently, I reside in Ponte Vedra, Fl with my husband and photos of my children, granddaughters, and grandson who live everywhere BUT Ponte Vedra, Fl.

Visit my blog at www.karensbell.com/blog1


The writing process simply mystifies me. Where do these thoughts come from? How do characters emerge full-blown? Sometime I feel as if I am just the condoit for the collective unconcious and the story is given to me--out there already waiting for this vessel to grab a keyboard and start putting it down. I laugh to myself--how come I didn't get Harry Potter then?

But my experiences gave me a cer... read more »
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Published on October 11, 2010 10:07 • 80 views • Tags: babies, family, women-s-issues, working-mothers
Average rating: 3.85 · 20 ratings · 11 reviews · 1 distinct work
Walking with Elephants
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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Walking with Elephants by Karen S. Bell
" This is a highly enjoyable, expertly written and thought-provoking work of contemporary fiction that looks at the reality of the post women’s liberation world. Women wanted the freedom to have a career, but the bottom line is that men can’t have t... "
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Walking with Elephants by Karen S. Bell
" "Walking with Elephants" is Karen Bell’s first novel. Karen is not new to writing as she has in the past worked as a theatre critic and celebrity interviewer for a weekly tabloid in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Karen also holds a Master's Degree in... "
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" I loved this book and definitely connected with the main character Suze Hall. A woman who juggles family, career, husband is the modern woman. Many of us have been there and will identify with Suze Hall.
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" Author: Karen S. Bell
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Age Recommend: Adult
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Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson
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Amazing story and written very engagingly. Jobs accomplished so much but he also had a personality disorder--infantilism and narcissism. He would chastise people with no thought to their emotions but when he didn't get his way he would cry. At busine...more
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
State of Wonder
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This story was quite odd. I didn't feel satisfied by the ending. It sort of wrapped most of it up neat and tidy and had the main character, Martina, do something one would never expect her to but not in a good way. The premise was quit outlandish as...more
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Karen Countdown to my publisher closing. Bummer! I will take over as publisher but the book will be unavailable for a while. That's life, oh well.


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