Karen Schwind’s debut is the story of a 19-year-old girl coming to terms with two great betrayals and learning to trust the strong bonds of love. Schwind brings us Caroline McKee, who sees her chance to right the wrongs she has suffered and to reclaim her rightful place in society. We also meet Billy Taylor, a veteran of the Great War and now newspaper editor. Their parallel journeys converge when Caroline discovers a secret that lays bare the sorrow and shame of people she’s known all her life. Schwind has crafted “a memorable setting that feels historically authentic” and “portrays Caroline McKee's longing for an idealized childhood . . . in tender, nostalgic” language that captures the reader’s imagination until the last unexpected turn of this amazing story.
"Her Life as She Knew It is a beautiful and heartfelt Southern story about the ways in which the past we hide from ourselves emerges no matter what we do to stop it. Debut novelist Karen Schwind takes us deep into the thoughts and feelings of a young woman in 1919 who deals with betrayal on several fronts. Crafting a memorable setting that feels historically authentic, Schwind portrays Caroline McKee's longing for an idealized childhood, as well as her response to betrayal, in tender, nostalgic ways. Schwind knows this world/this memorable time in America's history, she understands why we need to keep secrets from ourselves, and she shares it all in her lyrical language."
-Julie L. Cannon, author of Truelove & Homegrown Tomatoes
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Buy it here: http://www.amazon.com/Her-Life-She-Knew-ebook/dp/B004GKMIM8/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1292803204&sr=1-1
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