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Camilla Sanderson's avatar

Hi Evelyn, It's good to read your book review, but this may not be the response you were looking for: the part that I'm most curious about is this: "my fiance was working out in our living-room/gym"😁

I'd love to hear the story of you two love birds becoming engaged. It may be a fun scene to write🥰♥️🙏🕊️

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Evelyn Fox's avatar

Haha it is something I will have to write one of these days. It’s still pretty fresh so I’m basically all a flutter with love right now. Not much in the way of useful brain activity.

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Jenovia 🕸️'s avatar

“Endings are rarely the end. They are just the transformation from one thing into another.” 😮‍💨 This line hit me hard in the best possible way. And congrats on the engagement!!! I love y’all’s love 🥹😍💘

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Evelyn Fox's avatar

Thank you for reading! and thank you! it is very exciting.

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Michael Edward's avatar

A wonderful review my dear. I enjoy your non-fiction voice, it’s sassy. I also think it was very cute that you referred to me as your fiancé, you just couldn’t hold it on could ya? Hehe ❤️😘🐥

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Evelyn Fox's avatar

Thank you. The whole world must know of our epic love! It’s truly one for the ages.

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Michael Edward's avatar

Omg! You are the best ever! One for the ages indeed hehe :)

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Michael Steele's avatar

You do a better job of selling books than their eye-popping cover art does.

That this novel features a debilitating mental health struggle alongside family unyielding in their love and support encourages me. Even though these characters are fictional, I imagine many readers find parts of themselves and their struggles in them, and I’d like to think it sends a good message when a character going through tough times has compassionate people in their corner.

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Evelyn Fox's avatar

Oh, the people aren’t always compassionate - thats what makes it so real. It’s the real human struggle of trying to love fragile people when you are sometimes fragile too. It’s a very good read. And thank you, that is high praise.

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Michael Steele's avatar

Oh, Martha indeed! Such an arrangement is fiction even in fiction, but of course, that tension makes for a compelling read. Thanks for clarifying my optimistic misread :)

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Kimberly Warner's avatar

Yes indeed, life IS just like that. Never resolved, never arriving, never fixed. Love it when an author resists the temptation to wrap things up in a bow.

And this is spot on. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

“Whatever the mental illness is, is simply not the point. The profound effect it has had on Martha and her life is.”

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Evelyn Fox's avatar

It’s my favourite thing! Authors must resist the temptation to resolve I think.

Thank you!!

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