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Dianne C. Braley

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A gritty New Englander, Dianne C. Braley found love for the written word early on, reading and creating stories while trying to escape hers, growing up in the turbulent world of alcoholism while living in the tough inner city. After putting her pencil down for a time, she became a registered nurse finding strength and calm in caring for those who couldn’t care for themselves. Still, she never lost her drive to write and became published in various medical online and printed publications. Seeing a painting and remembering a visit to Martha’s Vineyard as a girl and falling in love when her bare feet first stepped on the sand, she moved there for a time, caring for an ailing Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. He not only was her patient but soon ...more

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Average rating: 4.04 · 425 ratings · 166 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

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From Page to Mic to Screen
by Dianne C. Braley | Feb 7, 2026 | Blog, Book Update | 1 comment

Wicked Honest Is Live — Tuesdays for Chaos, Fridays Are About to Get Serious
Wicked Honest is officially live on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and iHeartRadio—and we’re just getting started.

Every Tuesday and Friday, we show up exactly as we are. No filters. No fluff. No pretending.

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Harvesting Rosewater is a deeply human, beautifully layered story that explores what it means to live between cultures, between truths, and between the past and present. Farah’s journey is heartbreaking, fierce, and ultimately redemptive. This novel ...more
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Having known Rose and the Styron family for some time—and serving as Mr. Styron’s private nurse until his passing—I had a rare window into their world, particularly in his later years. Rose is a remarkable woman who has lived an extraordinarily color ...more
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