Today, it is my pleasure to welcome someone we all know and love, the very generous and talented Sally Cronin. Sally is sharing a super review of her newest book, Life’s Rich Tapestry: Woven in Words. I know you’ll enjoy this one and will share it far and wide. Take it away, Sally!
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Thank you so much for this opportunity, Marcia and much appreciated.
REVIEW:
DGKaye 5.0 out of 5 stars A smorgasbord of words and inspiration
Sally Cronin certainly is a master at weaving with words. No matter how many or few, her words will paint a complete story and leave us with a satisfactory optimism or a tug at our heartstrings.
In this author’s newest release of tales to inspire, we’ll find a smorgasbord of forms of writing from various forms of poetry – Haiku, Etherees and Cinquain poetry to condensed micro fiction, where stories are wrapped up complete despite a minimal word count, to short stories on speculative fiction. A wonderful mixed bag of tales covering topics such as: random thoughts, seasons, aging, nature, holidays, fairies, romance, pets, to the human condition and life lessons.
My favorite Flash Fiction story – The Witch’s Handbook Spell #356 – Removal of Inhibitions for ‘The Devilish Mojito’, and her heartwarming short stories like The Ugly Mutt that will keep you engaged as evil doers try to do harm, kept me cheering for Brian. One story in particular had me glued from beginning to end – Great Aunt Georgina. This story begins with a little girl and her family visiting her Grandma. The little girl looked forward to those visits where Grandma would pull out the old photo albums and introduce her to family of the past era. In later years, after Gran is gone the girl now in her twenties learns a never told family secret, discovered by looking through old letters sent to her Gran Elizabeth by her sister Georgina. From the letters we learn about betrayal, grief, karma, and reckoning (no spoilers), and ultimately, forgiveness.
The last half of the book is focused on these short stories. Among them, I also enjoyed the story about Onions that ended a marriage, a magical tale – A Moment of Alignment – about love, loss and a chance to meet up with a lost loved one when the sun and the moon align, and The Enhancement Project- a sci-fi short where Cronin manages to zing in her ‘known for’ sentimental ending.
Sally Cronin has the knack for bringing in emotions to her stories no matter the genre. She wraps up the book beautifully with a fashionable tribute to ‘The Duchess’, a tribute to Cronin’s mother.
A wonderful book with something to satisfy all genre readers. I highly recommend.
BLURB:
Life’s Rich Tapestry is a collection of verse, micro fiction and short stories that explore many aspects of our human nature and the wonders of the natural world. Reflections on our earliest beginnings and what is yet to come, with characters as diverse as a French speaking elephant and a cyborg warrior.
Finding the right number of syllables for a Haiku, Tanka, Etheree or Cinquain focuses the mind; as does 99 word micro fiction, bringing a different level of intensity to storytelling. You will find stories about the past, the present and the future told in 17 syllables to 2,000 words, all celebrating life.
This book is also recognition of the value to a writer, of being part of a generous and inspiring blogging community, where writing challenges encourage us to explore new styles and genres.
Buy Life’s Rich Tapestry HERE:
Amazon UK
Amazon US
Author Sally Cronin
I have been a storyteller most of my life (my mother called them fibs!). Poetry, song lyrics and short stories were left behind when work and life intruded, but that all changed in 1996.
My first book Size Matters was a health and weight loss book based on my own experiences of losing 70kilo. I have written another twelve books since then on health and also fiction including three collections of short stories. My latest collection is Life’s Rich Tapestry : Woven in Words.. verse, micro fiction and short stories.
I am an indie author and proud to be one. My greatest pleasure comes from those readers who enjoy my take on health, characters and twisted endings… and of course come back for more.
As a writer I know how important it is to have help in marketing books.. as important as my own promotion is, I believe it is important to support others. I offer a number of FREE promotional opportunities on my blog and linked to my social media. If you are an author who would like to be promoted to a new audience of dedicated readers, please contact me via my blog. All it will cost you is a few minutes of your time. Look forward to hearing from you.
You can connect to me on the following sites.
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Blog
Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
Pinterest
Sally is a wonderful writer and a great supporter of other bloggers and writers. Following Sally was one of the best things I have ever done. Thanks for featuring her book and review.
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I agree, and it was my great pleasure to have her here this morning, Darlene! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂 ❤
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Thank you so much Darlene and our friendship over the years is much treasured.. hugsx
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This is a great review share. Thanks, Marcia.
I have this one on my hefty TBR pile, lol. Looking forward to getting to it 🙂
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So glad you enjoyed it, Harmony! Ut was a pleasure to feature a review from Sally today! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks Harmony and I know that feeling.. may it bring you sunshine when you do have time.. hugsx
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I’ve been seeing wonderful things about this book across the blogosphere lately. I need to add it to my TBR. Sally is such a wonderful supporter of others, and her writing always shines! Congrats to her for an excellent review, and thanks for the share, Marcia!
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Thank you Mae.. I am thrilled with the comments from everyone and touched by the feedback… hugs
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Congratulations, Sally.
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Thanks very much Craig. x
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As others have said here, Sally gives her unstinting report to authors struggling to be heard above the clamour of the big publishing companies. I’ve bought this book and am looking forward to reading it – it sounds like an intriguing mix of forms and styles. 😀
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Well said, Trish. And I am very pleased to share Sally’s review today. The book does sound lovely! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks Alex and I hope you enjoy when you have time to read… hugsx
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A lovely share, Marcia.
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Thanks, Robbie. I was very happy to feature Sally today! Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks Robbie.. I see we are companions today here… a good place to be.. hugsx
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Sounds like a wonderful book. Another for my TBR list.
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Thanks Joan.. I hope that it does not disappoint when you have time to read.
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And for mine, as well, Joan! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂 ❤
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Thank you very much Marcia for your generosity and lovely to be part of your fantastic marketing feature… Will share again later in the week.. hugs
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It was great to have you here today, Sally! You are welcome any time! And my heartfelt thanks for all you do in support of writers everywhere! 🙂 ❤
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Thank you Marcia… a girl’s gotta have fun…working with all of you is certainly that.. ♥
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A great many readers are going to enjoy reading your book, Sally…
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Thanks very much Jaye…hugsx
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I think you are spot on about that, Jaye! Thanks for stopping by today! 🙂
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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Thanks for sharing Jaye and Anita..hugs
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Thanks so much for sharing this, Jaye. It’s very much appreciated! 🙂 ❤
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Awesome review! ❤ Sharing…
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Thanks very much Bette.. ♥
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Glad you enjoyed it, Bette! And thanks so much for stopping by! 🙂 ❤
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Great review, Sally. Thanks, Marcia for having Sally today.
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Thanks very much John..hugsx
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I was VERY happy to have Sally here today, John. She’s such a great writer and supporter of other writers, it was my honor to share her review this morning! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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I agree.
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Thank you for hosting Sally, Marcia. I’m glad that so many others in the blogging community appreciate Sally as much as I do.
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Thank you Pete for the kind comment… and this is a great place to showcase your book too with one of your reviews… x
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I know I sure do, Pete! She’s one of a kind, isn’t she? And I was very happy to have her share this great review here today! Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
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So glad you featured Sally, she is a rare gem and much loved by authors and bloggers. Generous to a fault and so it is wonderful to see her taking the spotlight for a change. Thanks so much, Marcia, much appreciated. xx Sharing and Tweeting. xx
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Aahh..thank you Jane.. just doing what I love and having fun too… and you meet a great kind of person around this funny web community of ours…hugsxx
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You certainly do. I love that about it all. ❤ xx
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Me, too! 😀
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I couldn’t agree more, Jane, and I was very happy to share this great review here today! Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂 ❤
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I really did, thanks so much x
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Sally is a wonderful human be. So generous to other writers and bloggers. Thank you, Marcia, for sharing this review. Another to add to my tbr list!
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Thank you for the kind comment Viv.. enjoy your week..
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It was my pleasure to feature Sally’s review here. She’s always a welcome guest! Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment, too! 🙂
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Reblogged this on Author Don Massenzio and commented:
Check out this review of Life’s Rich Tapestry: Woven in Words by Sally Cronin as featured in this post from The Write Stuff blog.
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Thank you for sharing Don.. a wonderful feature by Marcia..
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A wonderful review to celebrate. Cheers to you, Sally! 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing, Marcia, as always.
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Thank you Natalie.. it is a wonderful review… hugsx
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I really enjoyed sharing this review, Natalie. Sally is always welcome here on The Write Stuff! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by! 🙂 ❤
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Yay. Thrilled to see Sally here getting her due kudos! And honored she shared my review of her heartfelt book. ❤ xx
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Thanks Debby and for the review.. delighted to show it off here with Marcia…hugsxx ♥
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Delighted to be part of it. ❤
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Lovely review for Sally’s book. I do like the sound of this. 🙂
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Reblogged this on M J Mallon YA/Paranormal Author and commented:
Debby Gies review of Sally Cronin’s Life’s Rich Tapestry shared on Marcia Meara’s blog.
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Thanks Marje and for sharing…hugsxx
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You’re welcome Sally. xx
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This is a beautiful review for a great book. Congrats, Sally!
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Thank you Jacquie I have been very touched by all the reviews for the collection.. been amazing..xxx
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