“The Munich Girl” by Phyllis Edgerly Ring

Phyllis Edgerly Ring

“The Munich Girl”

The author asks in the book, “How do you build a life based on a feeling of debt?” That one question perfectly defines what this book is about, and resonates so easily with every reader because it is a simple truth.

Phyllis Edgerly Ring reveals both rare gems and unique horrors to keep the reader hooked. The ending is an absolute payoff not to be missed.

This story, artfully crafted, is for all the flowers out there- those with thorns and those without – who’ve been trampled on, but live to bloom another day.

Intricately woven, the narrator draws the reader in with a touch of supernatural, a slice of history, and a savory reminder that while the past is the past – it rarely stays buried and has an eerie way of repeating itself.

Bloodlines are drawn and the reader is reminded that there is much more passed down to us than mere genetics – if only we have the courage to listen for clues and the fortitude to follow the trail of echoes.
This wonderful take on a historical figure makes no judgements and draws no battle lines. Enough time has passed that we can look at this elusive figure with a bit more perspective given the information and voice that the author provides. The mystery moves at just the right pace. It keeps us turning the pages, and while never preachy, also never lets us forget that all monsters are manufactured by men.This mystery-romance isn’t your typical romance novel. It’s full of intimacy, but devoid of bodice ripping. Thankfully, that’s what I love and have come to count on from this author.

Will the truth be revealed? Will the character wish the truth had stayed hidden? Like a flower reaching for the sun, you won’t be able to stop yourself from finding out.

The Munich Girl

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Fresh Story from Phyllis Edgerly Ring

Snow Fence Road is a tale that’s fresh and inviting.  If 50 Shades isn’t your thing, then this story is for you. If you’re looking for a story to “elevate the human condition” without preaching to the choir, then this story is for you.  I was lucky enough to read the book (which I loved) and score an interview with Phyllis Edgerly Ring. Enjoy…

Where did you draw your inspiration for writing “Snow Fence Road”?

The book began with a dream about the accident that shatters its hero’s life. This provoked a strong emotional response that made me follow where the story led. I’ve since discovered that its themes of guilt and grief, sorrow and secrets had deep roots in my own life. Spinning out the story certainly contributed to healing these.

Is there a particular place, style of music or people who inspire you to write?

Whatever evokes a sense of soul, of the timeless way spirit permeates our lives and invites us toward something greater. The natural world often provides this, as do the echoes of history in many European settings where I spent part of childhood and where my current novel-in-progress is set. Music seems most evocative when it’s instrumental, and human relationships fascinate me when I catch glimpses of the deeper purpose or intent they enfold – how qualities of soul show in them.

“Snow Fence Road” is as crisp and delicious as a fresh-picked Maine blueberry. You draw the reader into the scene and allow them to experience Maine, the characters’ unique voices, and evoke feelings in the reader – almost as if you’ve been there. Did you base your main characters on anyone you know or are they purely fictional characters? 

Thanks for these kind words. I’ve loved Maine since my earliest summer visits there. That love deepened as I lived and worked in its small communities and visited family and friends in farther reaches like Aroostook County. This brought close contact with many qualities that these characters embody. I also value the relationships that small-town life makes possible. Yes, there can be gossip and frailties. But you also find people who’ve discovered their truest purpose, which translates into how they act toward each other; what they learn to honor and value in others and themselves.

You’ve called your book “the exact opposite of 50 Shades”. Did you set out to write a book that was the opposite of “Shades” or do you base most of your stories on emotional romance rather than graphic sexual encounters?

No matter what sort of writing I do, my goal’s always to highlight the beauty and meaning that can exalt the human condition. A lot of current writing focuses on aspects of “dis-ease” we can all recognize in the human struggle, then bogs down in the mess of its symptoms.  It does the same thing conventional medicine does – focuses on pain and imbalance, giving center stage to the horror and fear these generate. This serves mostly to entrap and preoccupy the instinctual side of us, I think.

But what about the wider options in the liberating power of the healing process itself? That greater part of us it’s calling forth? I love the potential power and purpose story can convey about our highest possibilities. That story must come full-circle and be authentic enough to satisfy those who make time to read it, of course. I’m also always wondering: How are we raising our vision toward something greater, rather than simply settling for the imbalance we see around us, or devolving into the negativity it creates? How effectively are we exercising our power of choice? What do we invest in – i.e. “pay” attention and give time to? And why? How is that making us feel, and how could honesty about our feelings (something nearly absent in Western culture as I’ve known it) lead to the true intimacy that is also absent in so much human experience?

What type of reader would you say this book is for?

 I heard someone who reads mostly nonfiction and historical novels (meaning she never expected to read Snow Fence Road) describe how, after seeing the “interior designs” of “mind, heart and spirit” in my nonfiction writing, she was surprised to encounter in the novel descriptions of the physical world and daily life that point to “that same spirit of beauty, complexity of truth, and meaning”. Feedback like this is exactly what my heart is aiming for. I guess this story seeks readers attracted to welcoming a higher emotional tone in life, and the possibilities that spirit brings with it. Those who are irresistibly attracted to what can elevate the human condition.

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Phyllis Edgerly Ring’s novel, Snow Fence Road, was released by Black Lyon Publishing this summer. Her current novel-in-progress follows the lives of three women during WWII in Germany. She is also author of Life at First Sight: Finding the Divine in the Details, and co-author of With Thine Own Eyes: Why Imitate the Past, When We Can Investigate Reality?, coming soon from George Ronald Publisher. Married 35 years, mother of two, she has worked as editor, nurse, tour guide and conference program director, taught English to kindergartners in China, and served as instructor for the Long Ridge Writer’s Group. Her articles and essays have appeared in Christian Science Monitor, Ms., Writer’s Digest and Yankee magazines.
Visit her blog, Leaf of the Tree, at http://phyllisedgerlyring or connect with Phyllis socially here:

Social media links:

Twitter.com/phyllisring

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Goodreads:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18045722-snow-fence-road

https://plus.google.com/s/Phyllis%20Edgerly%20Ring?cfem=1&partnerid=gplp0

Please ask your local indie book-store to order you a copy if at all possible. We must support our independent book sellers. But, if you’re in the sticks, with no access to an indie book store  – here’s where you can get a copy:

Buy link for print:

http://www.amazon.com/Snow-Fence-Road-Phyllis-Edgerly/dp/1934912549/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373136697&sr=8-1&keywords=Snow+Fence+Road+Phyllis+Ring

Buy link Kindle:

http://www.amazon.com/Snow-Fence-Road-ebook/dp/B00DDVB106/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1373136697&sr=8-2&keywords=Snow+Fence+Road+Phyllis+Ring

More about this enchanting book: 

Snow Fence Road

A village on the coast of Maine holds painful secrets—
the kind only the miracle of new love can heal.

Tormented by her fiancé’s death, Tess Johansen escapes to the only place that can still comfort her—the Spinnaker Inn in coastal Maine. Here in this place by the sea she feels close enough to the man she lost to numb the pain, if not the guilt.

For local craftsman, Evan Marston, the ramshackle inn serves only as a grim reminder of the accident that shattered his life and killed the woman he once loved. But while the Spinnaker’s walls may hold guilt and grief and suspicion, they might also house a bright new spark.

Drawn together by a love they never expected, Tess and Evan begin to unravel the mysteries of their pasts and question the miracle at work in their wounded hearts—until one fateful evening along a snow fence road …

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“Grace Among the Leavings”

“Grace Among the Leavings” by Beverly Fisher

“My earliest memory is of my Grandma crying. Some news from someone coming up the road was always a source of excitement or sadness. It was hardly ever a thing you’d call lukewarm.” – Grace

The main character in this enchanting novella is a small girl named Grace who’s trying to make a little sense out of big problems. She asks too many questions, and never seems to get the answers she craves….at least not in the way she expects. It’s a sweet southern tale with a twist.

“Grace Among the Leavings”, a Novella, by Beverly Fisher is a good read. And, today, you have a chance to get it FOR FREE.  Leave a reply below, saying you’d like a copy, and we’ll pick one lucky winner to receive a copy of this new book from Thorncraft Publishing.

About the Author:
Beverly Fisher graduated from the University of Memphis and Vanderbilt Law School. She has appeared on “60 Minutes” in an expose about insurance scams. She was a staff attorney for Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee for many years before going into private practice, focusing on Social Security Disability cases. She has climbed Mt. St. Helens and many Mayan pyramids, canoed countless Southern waterways, and hiked a multitude of trails. She lives in Tennessee surrounded by woods, wildlife, creeks, springs, dogs, and love.

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