December 2024

Dear friends and readers,

The holidays approach!

If you are looking for the perfect holiday gift, to bring a smile in anticipation of time to curl up with a good read between Christmas and New Years, try giving a copy of Whispers Across A Sea! It is available through my website www.christinahollowayauthor.com, from Amazon or at your local bookstore. Books Inc. and Keplers carry it in our local area.

Purchase a copy now at this link: Amazon.

Many of you have sent me your responses after reading Whispers Across A Sea and I treasure and record each one. Thank you. Just this week, James (Jim) Sheehan, Dickason Professor in Humanities, emeritus, Stanford University, wrote to me... “Dear Christy, I just finished Whispers, a wonderful book and great consolation during a difficult week. It does what all great novels do, creates a world connected to, but vastly different from our own. The people come alive, animated by the affection and respect that fills every page.” Messages like this make my day and confirm my confidence in Whispers as a transporting, satisfying read.

I have been invited to make presentations and have discussions with numerous book groups and other organizations this fall. It has been such fun and always informative. I learn from each one and the added pleasure is meeting and reconnecting with so many deep, curious readers. That is a gift unto itself. I would love to do this for your group in 2025. Contact me at this email.

The holidays are upon us and families and friends will gather and tell stories around the hearth and table. As our progeny grow and marry, and friends come from around the globe, fascinating tales and different traditions come to us from other places and cultures. Listen and capture what you can, this rich the weave of our experiences, funny, happy, sad, tragic are our ever expanding family stories, past, present and future.

The retelling of my family story from photos, fragments of information and a study of history has offered me a special journey. I feel a satisfaction that with Whispers I have left a trail for others to follow and enjoy.

Wishing you and your family Happy Holidays and a wonderful 2025!

PS. Check out some new additions to the website (my Book-Talks page)

Christy Holloway

christy@christinahollowayauthor.com

www.christinahollowayauthor.com