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A little about the Author...
Kim Murphy's current release is Whispers Through Time, the sequel to Whispers from the Grave, which is a contemporary novel that includes a Civil War ghost story. Whispers from the Grave won a Bronze Award in ForeWord Magazine's 2007 Book of the Year awards. It also won a bronze award from the IPPYs (Independent Publisher Book awards), as well as being nominated for RT Reviewer's Choice award. Her debut novel, Promise & Honor, was a finalist in ForeWord's awards. Set during the U.S. Civil War, it focuses on the hardships of the civilians. The sequel, Honor & Glory, won ForeWord's Bronze Award in Historical Fiction. The final book in the trilogy, Glory & Promise, was a Library of Virginia Literary Award nominee. For a change of pace, Kim is working on a story about a 17th-century witch (Virginia, not New England!), as well as researching her first nonfiction title, A Fate Worse than Death, on rape during the Civil War.
For the past seventeen years, she has lived in Virginia, absorbing the scenery, rich culture, and history of the area. When she's not researching, attending author events, or writing, she can be found hiking with her Belgian sheepdogs, Saber and Phoebe (they are below on the left, Saber at the far left). Although Saber is quite different from the Belgian in Whispers from the Grave, he was named after the dog in the book. Her previous Belgians, Magic and Mystic, died in 2005 after brave battles with serious illnesses. That's Magic third from the left below; Mystic is to his right. Kim also has a son in college, four birds, and there's a husband around here somewhere who likes to play with web pages, Linux, the GIMP and so on.
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Stories & Articles
Witches of Virginia* Yes,
Virginia had witches. The Powhatan* of Virginia. The Starving Time* in
Jamestown. Contraception: Civil War Style Contrary to
popular belief, the Victorians paved the way to modern birth
control. Frigid Victorian Women? Prudish? Repressed? Examine the Victorian
stereotype and begin to separate fact from myth... Shaman's Story The short and troubled life of our first Belgian
Shepherd Coping With Seizures One minute Shaman rested peacefully. The next, he rose
from a nap and fell on his side... twitching uncontrollably. The Spinster The South had Belles, but the North had... * Offsite, on the Hoydens and Firebrands Blog |
