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Cynthia Ingram Hensley

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in Asheville, NC, The United States

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I was born in Asheville, NC – home to a grand mansion much like Pemberley. The Biltmore Estate or “the Lady” (as us Ashevillians like to call the house) really put Asheville on the map in the late 1800’s. I still remember my grandfather (papaw) telling us that when he was a boy, Lady Vanderbilt would bring Christmas gifts to the children of All Souls Episcopal Church in Biltmore Village. As a child I can recall riding by the estate’s grand entrance in awe of such wealth, while my youthful imagination ran a gamut of romantic stories of life beyond the black iron gates. I have always believed that the very surroundings of my progressive yet small mountain town has inspired and generated the great many authors who began life within Asheville’s ...more

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NaNoWriMo!! National Novel Writing Month

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I’m gearing UP!! As many of you know, dun…dun…dun…it’s almost time!! NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) will be in full swing on Friday, November 1st! This year I am joining the challenge and planning to write (or finish writing in my case) a novel during the month of November.

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Cynthia Hensley and 2 other people liked Natalie's review of The Heart Does Whisper: "In this sequel to Echoes of Pemberley, a modern sequel to Pride and Prejudice, Catie and Sean set off for America as newlyweds. Sean has a position waiting for him in Savannah as a teacher of troubled young boys. This book chronicles the all the tria" Read more of this review »
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Cynthia Hensley and 3 other people liked Sophie's review of The Heart Does Whisper: "I was very sad when I came to the end of Echoes of Pemberley and my journey with Sean and Catie, until I discovered that there was a sequel! The Heart Does Whisper, a story of Sean and Catie's first year as a married couple. I couldn't wait to read i" Read more of this review »
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