Sarah McCoy
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The Baker's Daughter
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2012
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Marilla of Green Gables
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2018
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The Mapmaker's Children
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2014
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Mustique Island
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2022
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The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico
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2009
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Le souffle des feuilles et des promesses
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La figlia dei ricordi - Assaggi d'autore gratuiti
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Pakiet: Maryla z Zielonego Wzgorza/ Corka piekarza
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"I first read about Mustique Island in “Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown” by Anne Glenconner. I immediately fell in love with the concept: a private island in the West Indies that served as the exclusive sanctuary for "
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"Imagine this.. it’s the early 70’s ☮️…a private Caribbean island that is invitation only…if you would like to live there you must be approved…by the owners..😬
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"The book opens in 1972 when a Texan divorcée named Willy Mae docks her boats on a privately owned Caribbean Island called Mustique Island. The Island was an exclusive enclave of celebrities and royal visitors. Princess Margaret was one of the most no"
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"There are so many layers to this beautiful book--it reminded me of Rachel Kuchner's 'Telex From Cuba'...how beneath a gilded island veneer, lurks something haunting below. This was a good read!"
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I’m thrilled to invite you on a summer voyage to MUSTIQUE ISLAND. 🌈 A gracious bookseller called this novel ‘a literary rainbow'. I love that description. Rainbows usually appear after storms. In the aftermath of the pandemic, I think we’ve earned a r ...more |
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I love all of Taylor's books. Another knockout here. I've recommended MALIBU RISING to everyone. I'm doing it here, too. When you're done and you're craving more (which you will be), check out her backlist. 💙🏄♀️ ...more | |
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One of my favorite reads of the year. Highly, highly recommended (and I have) to all. | |
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Elin at her best. This golden book of summer lit up mine. I gave a copy to my mom, which is the telltale of my highest recommendation. |
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I love all of Taylor's books. Another knockout here. I've recommended MALIBU RISING to everyone. I'm doing it here, too. When you're done and you're craving more (which you will be), check out her backlist. 💙🏄♀️ ...more | |
“People often miss things that don't exist--miss things that were but are not anymore.”
― The Baker's Daughter
― The Baker's Daughter
“We all tell little lies about ourselves, Our past, our presents. We think some of them are minuscule, unimportant, And others, large and incriminating. But they are the same. Only God Has enough of the story to judge our souls.”
― The Baker's Daughter
― The Baker's Daughter
“The marks on our lives are like music notes on the page--they sing a song.”
― The Baker's Daughter
― The Baker's Daughter
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“Don't you like to write letters? I do because it's such a swell way to keep from working and yet feel you've done something.”
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“That would be a good thing for them to cut on my tombstone: Wherever she went, including here, it was against her better judgment.”
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“Man is born broken. He lives by mending. The grace of God is glue”
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Thanks for being a friend...many of my childhood memories come from a small hamlet on the Tennessee side of the Kentucky border. My new book, "The Cracked Mirror, Reflections..." portray some of those pastoral days. Hope we can stay in touch.
My very best wishes,
Billy Ray

All my bests, Sarah
Nov 23, 2015 01:35PM · flag