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Whispers from St. Mary's Well by Carol Kenny
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN-10: 1449595944
ISBN-13: 978-1449595944
Available in trade paperback or Kindle
Available at a discount if ordered soon
Whispers from St. Mary's Well is a fictional family saga steeped in mystery and mysticism. It chronicles the life of Caroline Rose Newlyn, who was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland, in 1851-beneath the veil, predicting episodes of clairvoyance. She witnesses her family's painful losses, her mother's descent into deep depression, and a brutal murder that incites decades of racial violence. Virtually orphaned at a young age, she must find a way to raise herself with help from spiritual allies, a supportive community, and her role model, Cappy the Madcap, a character from her favorite book. The books that young Caroline read as a child inspired her, just as this book has inspired many readers. Please join them on a journey into the nineteenth century and into the world beyond. The book is narrated by Caroline's great-granddaughter, Carrie Rose Stillwell. She shares this story with you and encourages you to examine your own life through the eyes of your ancestors.
You will be amazed by what you'll discover. In an old cemetery in St. Mary's County, Maryland, where her family landed in the 1600s, author Carol Kenny saw the grave of her great-grandmother, who was born in 1851. From gravestones surrounding it, she discovered that in the first years of her great-grandmother's life, her family had suffered a huge number of painful losses. She wondered what it would have been like to be that little girl or to have been her young mother.
This novel includes a Reading Group Discussion Guide, and the author, Carol Kenny, a long-time supporter of book clubs, invites your reading group to join her in the discussion of this book. You may visit her at www.carolkenny.com.
About the Author
Whispers from St. Mary's Well is the first novel of Carol Kenny, an award-winning writer, whose short story, "In Touch with Faith," is available in a "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book and on her website at www.carolkenny.com. With an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland and a graduate degree from Duke University, she earned a Certificate in Literary Fiction at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. For many years, Carol Kenny wrote training manuals for corporate clients like American Express, Pepsi, and Ralston Purina.
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