Tracy D. Smith
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Born
The United States
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Genre
Influences
Member Since
March 2016
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Thank you so much Maddy. I'm glad you liked it!
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"Absolutely heart wrenching! Beautiful from beginning to end. I cried so much. There are a total of 3 POV's but it only switches between 2 at a time. it also jumps between timelines and it took me a little bit to figure out who the main characters are"
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"I have never been so captivated by WWI and WWII history. This story beautifully weaves together history’s most heart-wrenching moments with miracles of hope and healing. The author explores overlooked corners of history with impressive accuracy, teac"
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"I received an advance copy of this book. It was a wonderful read and well worth sitting down to enjoy."
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"A well written story with great character development. Loved how the author connected the storyline across two world wars. This book grabbed me right from the start.
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Thank you, Camille. I love that it makes you want to learn more about your own family history, too. It's so important.
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Thank you, Stacy. I'm so glad you liked it and learned something new about that time period.
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Thank you, George. I didn't know my grandfather was stationed at Camp Roberts until years after he passed away, and I found a group photograph of him
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Thank you, Heather. I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
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“Now that I have been brought home by carriage and climbed into my bed, my fury has burned out, and I am left cold and tired. Why do we insist on inflicting more suffering on a world that is already fraught with it? It is here that I must part ways with Father's romantic spirit, for I suspect that it is a curse of nature, some original instinct that we have failed to shed. And I am no better than others, for in the face of it, I would keep quiet and retreat.”
― To The Bright Edge of the World
― To The Bright Edge of the World
“They were, in fact and at last, free. And the lives of these old black women were synthesized in their eyes -- a puree of tragedy and humor, wickedness and serenity, truth and fantasy.”
― The Bluest Eye
― The Bluest Eye















