Thursday, December 9, 2021

Review: The Secrets of Paper and Ink

The Secrets of Paper and Ink The Secrets of Paper and Ink by Lindsay Harrel
My rating: πŸ’›πŸ’›πŸ’›

Lindsay Harrell is a new to me author, only discovering her works over the last two years, but I’ve come to enjoy her Women’s fiction. Her stories is about real women who deal with real issues.

What made this one extra special was the dual time thread. I enjoyed Emily’s story and in the modern time, both Ginny’s and Sophia’s stories touched my heart.

If you enjoy women’s fiction, you will enjoy this story.

There is also a novella series in Port Willis if you want more!  I've read Like a Silver Bell first and enjoyed it a lot, I wanted to go back and read the stories off the characters mentioned.

*I listened to this on Scribd.*

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About the book:


Lindsay Harrel presents a powerful story of healing, forgiveness, and finding the courage to write your own story.

A year after the death of her abusive fiancΓ©, domestic violence counselor Sophia Barrett finds returning to work too painful. She escapes to Cornwall, England--a place she's learned to love through the words of her favorite author--and finds a place to stay with the requirement that she help out in the bookstore underneath the room she's renting. Given her love of all things literary, it seems like the perfect place to find peace.

Ginny Rose is an American living in Cornwall, sure that if she saves the bookstore she co-owns with her husband then she can save her marriage as well. Fighting to keep the first place she feels like she belongs, she brainstorms with her brother-in-law, William, and Sophia to try to keep the charming bookstore afloat.

Two hundred years before, governess Emily Fairfax knew two things for certain: she wanted to be a published author, and she was in love with her childhood best friend. But he was a wealthy heir and well out of her league. Sophia discovers Emily's journals, and she and William embark on a mission to find out more about this mysterious and determined woman, all the while getting closer to each other as they get closer to the truth.

The lives of the three women intertwine as each learns the power she has over the story of her life.


About the author:




Lindsay Harrel is a lifelong book nerd with a B.A. in journalism and M.A. in English. She lives in Arizona with her young family and two golden retrievers in serious need of training. Lindsay has held a variety of jobs, including curriculum editor for two universities, medical and business writer, and copywriter for a digital marketing agency. Now she juggles stay-at-home mommyhood with working freelance jobs, teaching college English courses online, and—of course—writing novels.


When she actually has time to do other things, she loves to sing, read, and sip passion iced teas from Starbucks. She loves to watch God work in ordinary lives to create something extraordinary, and she writes to bring hope to those who may have lost it along the way. Connect with her at www.LindsayHarrel.com and any other place she hangs out online, including Facebook and Twitter.

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