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Kristina McMorris
Goodreads Author
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June 2010
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Sold on a Monday
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2018
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23 editions
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The Edge of Lost
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2015
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13 editions
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The Pieces We Keep
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2013
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13 editions
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Bridge of Scarlet Leaves
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2012
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21 editions
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Letters from Home
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2011
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17 editions
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The Ways We Hide
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2022
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When We Had Wings
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2022
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6 editions
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Grand Central: Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion
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2014
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17 editions
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The Christmas Collector
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The Pieces We Keep
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Kristina’s Recent Updates
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Kristina McMorris
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Sold on a Monday
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Kristina McMorris (Goodreads Author)
KristinaMcMorris.com.
For more information about SOLD ON A MONDAY, as well as my fall 2022 releases, THE WAYS WE HIDE (out now!) and WHEN WE HAD WINGS (coming 10/18), I hope you’ll swing by my website, where you’ll also find fantastic new book-club additions, plus details about my 15-state tour. Indeed, it’s sure to be as insane as it sounds. But hopefully it also means I’ll have the chance to meet many of my readers, like you, on the road very soon!
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In addition to A THOUSAND WORDS, at one point the working title was THE CREATION OF TRUTH, both of which were simply placeholders. AND THEN THEY WERE
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Kristina McMorris
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Sold on a Monday
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Kristina McMorris (Goodreads Author)
Sometimes he wondered what else he’d sold on that Monday. His principles? His integrity?
So, remember my promise that I’d share more about how the book’s final title came about? Well, here (as Ellis would say) is the scoop.
About halfway through drafting the manuscript, I’d paused to consider if I had chosen the best points of view to tell the story. As a test, I sat down and quickly typed a two-paragraph prologue from Ruby’s perspective, which began:
I was sold on a Tuesday.
It seemed a powerful start to a book. My agent agreed, as did my editor. But after thorough contemplating, I knew it would change my story completely, eliminating much of what I felt was unique, as well as
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Kristina McMorris
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Kristina McMorris (Goodreads Author)
Two children on a porch were being offered for sale. Like cattle at market.
This is precisely how the actual photo struck me when I first saw it, though my view of the image did change with more information. Just before the publication of this novel, I connected with RaeAnn, now a friend who was the oldest child in the picture, specifically the girl seated in the white dress. Over the phone, she told me of her family’s belief that the photo had indeed been staged. Granted, this didn’t stop her mother from selling her to a farmer and his wife for a measly two dollars and tossing in RaeAnn’s little brother for free. Nor from later giving away (or selling) the other
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Thanks so much for the kind words! I'm thrilled you all enjoyed the book!
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Sold on a Monday
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Kristina McMorris (Goodreads Author)
“A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.” —Henrik Ibsen
Almost exactly four years since the publication of SOLD ON A MONDAY, it’s such a treat now to revisit these passages and share some behind-the-scenes thoughts—like my very own Director’s Commentary. :)
No question, I still love this opening quote, both for its ominous foreshadowing and its reference to a picture being worth a thousand words. Or, in this case, 90k words of a novel—which, in fact, all trace back to a weblink that easily baited me with “50 shocking historical photos you have never seen!” (Because, my gosh, what 50 photos had I never seen?!)
Thankfully I clicked, or I might have
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Kristina McMorris
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Steen Alexander
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Kristina McMorris
voted for
The Diamond Eye
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Best Historical Fiction
in the
Final Round
of the
2022 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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"Full disclosure: My mum wrote this book and would probably get mad if I didn't give it 5 stars. But also, I read it and it's really good. Twisty."
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"A house on a cliff, with a nice normal family inside. Occasionally the husband heads out to the dropoff, if a passerby looks a little too much like they're going to jump. He always talks them down...until the day he doesn't, and a woman jumps. Or did"
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The Ways We Hide Kristina McMorris reviewed by Lou Jacobs readersremains.com | Goodreads Multi Award winning McMorris weaves another heartfelt moving historical fiction gem, destined to be a blockbuster bestseller to rival her amazing Sold O" Read more of this review » |
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“It’s odd, isn’t it? People die every day and the world goes on like nothing happened. But when it’s a person you love, you think everyone should stop and take notice. That they ought to cry and light candles and tell you that you’re not alone.”
― Letters From Home
― Letters From Home
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“Were prayers of murderers, when fighting on the “right side” of the war, ever heard—let alone answered?”
― Letters From Home
― Letters From Home
“It’s odd, isn’t it? People die every day and the world goes on like nothing happened. But when it’s a person you love, you think everyone should stop and take notice. That they ought to cry and light candles and tell you that you’re not alone.”
― Letters From Home
― Letters From Home
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I read Grand Central and loved all the stories!!
Oh, wonderful! Good luck with the move -- that part is never much fun. And yep, the new book is almost done. Yay! Just got the cover and I love it so much I can hardly stand it. Will share soon! So nice to hear from you. Wishing you happy holidays too! :)
We are moving back to your side!!! Done living in the sticks!! I see you have a new book coming out!! YAY!!!!! Happy Holidays!!
