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Words on Water

Writers Harpeth River

Publisher: Sandra Ward Bell

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Summary

You can’t live without it; just as water quenches thirst, books quench the soul. Indulge your fascination with water in this impressive anthology brimming with more than two-dozen prose and poetic works by The Harpeth River Writers. Your reading forecast may bring forth a well of tears, the pleasure of a gentle summer rain, or the rage of an ocean squall. From desert sands, to deep southern rivers, and even local laundromats, these nine authors bring wet and wild narratives. Are you ready to plunge into a great read? 
The Harpeth River Writers is a collective of award winning authors from Tennessee, whose divergent talents include fiction, memoir, and poetry, spanning 18 published books. The collective consists of Sandy Ward Bell, Suzanne Webb Brunson, Catherine Riddle Caffey, John Neely Davis, Micki Fuhrman, Catherine Moore, Michael J. Tucker, Tom Wood, and Bill Woods.
Available since: 10/01/2019.

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