Category Archives: Fiction

Suddenly Rural Girl’s protagonist is a conflicted teen wrestling with faith and friendship after her father dies and her family moves to a new town. My hair has always been long and dark brown. Cocoa with a touch of cherry–probably from my dad’s Irish side…Today, I wore two French braids with a part down theContinue reading “Meet Dakota Moore, the Suddenly Rural Girl”

This may be my favorite line from The Nightingale. It is so small, so simple and sincere, but at that moment in the novel, it carries the weight of our protagonist’s world, perhaps even of Europe’s world. It’s early in the year, but I think The Nightingale will be one of my favorite 2024 reads.Continue reading “A small word with enormous meaning… from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”

A fantastic line that hints at intimacy and shares a character’s quiet regret. It’s early in the year, but I think The Nightingale will be one of my favorite 2024 reads. Kristin Hannah places some beautiful and descriptive lines within a poignant plot fleshed out with engaging characters. If you’ve not read any Hannah, I’dContinue reading ““She rolled away…” from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”

Quick. Careless. Hastily created. An afterthought. Perhaps the lips were crooked or formed an unusually small mouth? Here Hannah clearly describes a dominant nose . . . and then leaves the thin lips up to the reader. It’s early in the year, but I think The Nightingale will be one of my favorite 2024 reads.Continue reading ““Lips as thin as an afterthought…” from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”

Can you think of ten other ways to say someone is exhausted or worried? Sure you can, but I’d bet neither of us would have come up with this one. I love the subtle physical description and what the narrator insinuates from it. It’s early in the year, but I think The Nightingale will beContinue reading ““His broad shoulders…” from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”

The analogy Hannah provides here reflects the era and reveals the suffocating tension of the scene. A powerful and effective simile. “The atmosphere at the table was as heavy as coal soot, settling on all of them.” Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale It’s early in the year, but I think The Nightingale will be one ofContinue reading ““…as heavy as coal soot” from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”

This creative description succinctly tells us about a tall, quick, loud, and deceptive character. Love it. It’s early in the year, but I think The Nightingale will be one of my favorite 2024 reads. Kristin Hannah places some beautiful and descriptive lines within a poignant plot fleshed out with engaging characters. If you’ve not readContinue reading ““Faster than a lie…” from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”

With these two sentences, Hannah both describes her protagonist and connects with a large demographic of readers. Though I’m not yet 50 . . . I can tell this is coming for me, too! It’s early in the year, but I think The Nightingale will be one of my favorite 2024 reads. Kristin Hannah placesContinue reading ““My eyes fail me…” from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”

With this passage, Hannah captures both the essence and the wisdom of her protagonist. It both tells us about her past . . . and hints at the difficult choices she may have to make. It’s early in the year, but I think The Nightingale will be one of my favorite 2024 reads. Kristin HannahContinue reading ““Today’s young people…” from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”