About the Author
Linda Cassidy Lewis was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana and now lives with her husband in the San Joaquin Valley of California where she writes versions of the stories she only held in her head during the years their four sons were growing up. The Brevity of Roses is her debut novel.
Please visit Linda online and learn more about this book at http://lindacassidylewis.com
Acknowledgments
This book would not exist without the love, encouragement, and support of my family. Thank you all.
Another thank you goes to friends and peers who either read and critiqued all or parts of this work through its various stages or cheered from the sidelines. Special mention goes to Kasie West, Tricia Sutton, Edward DeFranco, Candice Kennington, Kayla Olson, Cathryn Grant, and Michelle Davidson Argyle for their generous help and expertise.
I offer an extra tip of the hat to Mary Ritchie Smith for the kick that started me off and to Kasie West for the pushes and pulls that took me to the finish line.
Table of Contents
Copyright
Part 1: Jalal, September 1998
One
Part 2: Meredith, September 1998
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Part 3: Jalal, March 2008
Eight
Part 4: Renee, May 2008
Nine
Part 5: Jalal, May 2008
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
Part 6: Renee, July 2008
Sixteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Coming Soon
About the Author
Acknowledgments
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