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    The Importance of Being Inner-Directed

    This is a guest post by Evy Journey, the author of Sugar and Spice and All Those Lies. Let me first make a small confession: I wrote a lot of the Wikipedia entry on the novel  North and South by Victorian writer Elizabeth Gaskell. I had read the book and ample information on the topic already exists in the French Wikipedia. I thought: why not? But I also did my own research—old habits die hard. Why am I telling you this? In my research, I learned from Jill Matus in The Cambridge Companion to Elizabeth Gaskell that Gaskell focused on…

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    Sugar and Spice and All Those Lies

    Book Details: Book Title: Sugar and Spice and All Those Lies by Evy Journey Category: Adult Fiction, 240 pages Genre: Literary / Women’s Fiction Publisher: Sojourner Books Release date: December 2017 Tour dates: Feb 1 to 16, 2018 Content Rating: R (Two bedroom scenes) Book Description: Cooking a wonderful meal is an act of love. An act of grace. A gift that affirms and gives life—not only does it nurture those who partake of a meal; it also feeds the soul of the person who creates it. These are lessons Gina learns from her mother. Gina is a young woman…

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    Generations of Love

    Generations of Love by Wendy Pulford Matador Historical Fiction , Romance A story crossing generations about hidden family secrets. A tragedy from the past threatens to be repeated. When handsome, career driven Detective Inspector Alex Hartman is instructed to investigate a High Court Judge his life instantly changes. Although forming an unfavourable impression of Judge Lionel Franklin, Alex becomes aware of an overwhelming attraction for Catherine Franklin, the Judge’s attractive niece, who seems to be closely controlled by her Uncle. He soon finds himself on a collision course between his duties and his personal feelings. Meeting again after a separation…