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Dear Friends,

It has been a long haul, but finally the book is done! Thank you for following its course by reading my newsletter over the past several months. 

THANKS

And thanks to so many of you who’ve helped along the way: early readers, later readers, my editor, the team at She Writes Press, the members of my husband Vince’s fiction writing classes, my publicist, and my website designer. Also, my brother Jonathan, who’s more British than I, for correcting my American expressions, and Vince and my adult children Jenny and James, who have listened sympathetically as I’ve talked and fretted about the book for the past four years. 

I hope you enjoy it. I’d appreciate your honest review, especially on Amazon after publication.

DEDICATION

The book is dedicated to my father, Gordon Thallon Stewart. Reading his unpublished memoir about an experience in World War II inspired me to write the book. He died before we had an opportunity to discuss it. This true-life event described in the book is surely only one of many untold stories about the war. The story is known, but not widely, and I thought it deserved telling and preserving. 

My father in the Royal Navy in
World War II
My father and me in New York, ca. 1987
PODCAST

You can learn more about the book by listening to a radio interview hosted by Alex Greenwood on his show “Mysterious Goings On” on Apple Podcasts. There will be others, some of which I’ll post on my website.
https://mgopod.com/f/linda-stewart-henley-on-kates-war

AWARDS

Kate’s War has so far reached the finals in the Hemingway category (war fiction) in the 2023 Chanticleer International Book Awards contest. The awards ceremony takes place on April 20 in Bellingham, WA. I hope to see many award-winning author friends there.

The book is also currently in the running for Best Cover in the Bedside Reading Cover contest. You can help with this by voting. I’d like to recognize She Writes Press designer Mimi Bark for her fine work on the cover. Voting takes place from now until April 16. Please follow the link to place your vote. They ask you to choose best covers in three categories. Kate’s War appears under Fiction. Here’s the link: https://www.bedsidereading.com/vote2024.html
 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Finally, I’d love to see any of you who live in the area at two upcoming events:
  • Book signing at Watermark Book Company in Anacortes from 12 to 3 pm on Saturday, April 27.
  • Book discussion and signing at Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park (north of Seattle) from 7 to 8 pm on Thursday, May 23. If you’re interested in going, you’re welcome to join me for dinner beforehand. Please let me know.
Above all, happy reading!
Linda


KATE’S WAR IS AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDERING: https://www.amazon.com/Kates-War-Linda-Stewart-Henley/dp/1647426146/
For further information please visit my website www.lindastewarthenleyauthor.com 
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