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Anna Broome writes stories rooted in faith, family, and the kind of hope that holds you together when everything else falls apart. Her debut novel, Hope Is My Anchor, was inspired by the true life story of her father, a twelve-year-old boy who ran away from a dirt-floor home in Crete, sailed the world as a Merchant Marine, and jumped ship in Detroit to chase the American dream. Her second novel, A Light of Hope, tells the story of the mother he left behind. Together they form The Hope Series.

Deeply connected to her Greek heritage and her family's roots on the island of Crete, Anna believes that every family has a story worth capturing before it's gone. That conviction led her to found Hope Story Academy, where she helps others preserve the
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I Used to Wish My Dad Was “Normal”

Can I tell you something I’m not proud of?

As a kid, I was mad at my dad all the time for being so “Greek.” So old-fashioned. I wanted him to be American and “normal,” like everybody else’s dad.

Growing up with an immigrant dad meant living by rules my friends didn’t have. My dad didn’t get American ways. Yes, he was strict. But it was more than that. In his world, girls were supposed to be home hel

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“You always said God wastes nothing, even the bad years.”
― Anna Z. Broome, A Light of Hope

“Someone must forgive first.”
― Anna Z Broome, Hope is My Anchor

“Sometimes it takes more strength to lean into your faith and sit in hope.”
― Anna Z Broome, Hope is My Anchor

“Someone must forgive first.”
― Anna Z Broome, Hope is My Anchor

“Sometimes it takes more strength to lean into your faith and sit in hope.”
― Anna Z Broome, Hope is My Anchor

“God tells us to forgive everyone, son, especially those who hurt us the most.”
― Anna Z Broome, Hope is My Anchor

“You always said God wastes nothing, even the bad years.”
― Anna Z. Broome, A Light of Hope

“They couldn't see what she saw. But God did. So that is where she put her hope.”
― Anna Z. Broome, A Light of Hope

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