This book is a treasure; characters that will always stay with me. I'm delighted Alisa will be able to bring this book to so many more people! Congrats on your achievement; a gorgeous work of art that also had me laughing and crying and pondering. 🥰
Susan, I am so indebted to you for your reads, your comments, you sticking with me-- and to Alisa for, as you see here, her words and appreciation and the gift of the re-issue of the novel.
Oh, Mary, you’ve just made me cry into my keyboard—and not the dainty kind of cry, but the full-blown Diane Keaton-in-a-white-turtleneck gusher. Thank you for writing a book that cracked me open, rearranged my molecules, and reminded me why we publish in the first place. I’m the one who’s grateful (and let’s be honest, a teensy bit smug) to be helping Who By Fire into the world yet again with the kind of literary fangirling reverence it has always deserved. Now let’s go show the world what happens when a woman lights the match and walks into the fire herself. With admiration, mischief, and total joy, A
Alisa, What a wonder you are: A wonder of a reader, a wonder of a crier who explains what moves her and then writes about it with such eloquence and vulnerability, a wonder of a fiery fan and a gift of discovery. I am so grateful that you found me, and, when you sent me the evidence that you wanted it for Empress Editions, I could barely breathe with my own wonder and joy.
This book is a treasure; characters that will always stay with me. I'm delighted Alisa will be able to bring this book to so many more people! Congrats on your achievement; a gorgeous work of art that also had me laughing and crying and pondering. 🥰
Susan, I am so indebted to you for your reads, your comments, you sticking with me-- and to Alisa for, as you see here, her words and appreciation and the gift of the re-issue of the novel.
Oh, Mary, you’ve just made me cry into my keyboard—and not the dainty kind of cry, but the full-blown Diane Keaton-in-a-white-turtleneck gusher. Thank you for writing a book that cracked me open, rearranged my molecules, and reminded me why we publish in the first place. I’m the one who’s grateful (and let’s be honest, a teensy bit smug) to be helping Who By Fire into the world yet again with the kind of literary fangirling reverence it has always deserved. Now let’s go show the world what happens when a woman lights the match and walks into the fire herself. With admiration, mischief, and total joy, A
Alisa, What a wonder you are: A wonder of a reader, a wonder of a crier who explains what moves her and then writes about it with such eloquence and vulnerability, a wonder of a fiery fan and a gift of discovery. I am so grateful that you found me, and, when you sent me the evidence that you wanted it for Empress Editions, I could barely breathe with my own wonder and joy.
I'm proud to have your books on my shelf, dear Mary. Congratulations on Empress Editions xo
Oh, Isabelle, I can barely believe it. Heartfelt thanks to Alisa Kennedy Jones ...💕 to you, dear.
Without a doubt, one of the finest, most intuitive writers on Substack.
Oh, goodness, Tim. You have made my day, indeed!
What a journey, Mary! Moved and elevated by your delicate and evocative prose. So glad to have discovered you here. Into another intensity.
That is so kind, Adrian. The feeling is mutual.