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Interact with Susan Meissner
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Last On: Mar 15, 2009 - 5:06 PM
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Member Since:
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March 26, 2007
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Poway, CA
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ShoutLife Address:
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shoutlife.com/susanmeissner
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Website:
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www.susanmeissner.com
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Genre:
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Women's Fiction
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Primary Publishers:
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WaterBrook Press
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Lisa Samson, Siri Mitchell, Francine Rivers
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books, music, books, travel, books, photography, books, Italian food, & books.
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Classic rock, classical, blues and jazz. Don't care much for C & W, sorry.
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Too many to name, but recent favorites were The Samurai's Garden, The Kite Runner, My Sister's Keeper, Life of Pi, The Memory Keeper's Daughter, The Thirteenth Tale.
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I like chick flicks and mysteries. My sons and I watch The Office. It's good for a cleansing laugh. Not a whole lot on the Tube these days that I like enough to mention.
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Blue Heart Blessed (2008)
When jilted bride Daisy opens a secondhand wedding dress boutique, she hopes she can at least give the gowns a second chance at love. She befriends a retired priest who blesses the blue satin heart she sews into each garment. Then one day she meets his son---and wonders if her own dress might still fit! 300 pages, softcover from Harvest.
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The Shape of Mercy (2008)
Leaving a life of privilege to strike out on her own, Lauren Durough breaks with convention and her family's expectations by choosing a state college over Stanford and earning her own income over accepting her ample monthly allowance. She takes a part-time job from 83-year-old librarian Abigail Boyles, who asks Lauren to transcribe the journal entries of her ancestor Mercy Hayworth, a victim of the Salem witch trials.
Almost immediately, Lauren finds herself drawn to this girl who lived and died four centuries ago. As the fervor around the witch accusations increases, Mercy becomes trapped in the worldview of the day, unable to fight the overwhelming influence of snap judgments and superstition, and Lauren realizes that the secrets of Mercy's story extend beyond the pages of her diary . . .
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Days and Hours (2007)
A newborn is found alive in a trash bin and a young, single mother insists her baby was abducted. While St. Paul police are skeptical, attorney Rachael Flynn's strange dreams lead her to believe the mother is telling the truth. But who would steal a baby only to leave it for dead?
When the baby disappears again, Rachael agonizes over her decision to allow the baby to be returned to his mother. Did she make a terrible mistake? And where is that missing baby? Who would wish the child harm? Rachael races to see past the deception that threatens to send a young mother to prison and a newborn to a terrible fate.
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Sticks and Stones (2007)
"They're going to find a body at the Prairie Bluff construction site. He deserved what he got, but it wasn't supposed to happen. It was an accident." An anonymous note sets in motion a search into a cold case. When the body is uncovered, Rachael and Detective Will Pendleton discover that the fifteen-year-old victim, Randall Buckett, had been buried twenty-five years before. Is the letter writer and the killer the same person? Remember that old maxim "Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me?" This book is an exploration into the world of the bullied.
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A Seahorse in the Thames (2006)
Alexa's older sister, Rebecca, has lived at the Falkman Residential Center ever since a car accident killed her friend and left her mentally compromised. Now, 17 years later, she has vanished. A frantic search ensues unearthing disturbing questions. Was Rebecca's life-changing crash really an accident or something more sinister? Alexa's search for her sister leads her to discover beauty is sometimes hidden in unexpected places.
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In All Deep Places (2006)
For bestselling mystery author Luke Foxbourne, an uncharacteristic bout of writer's block is the least of his worries when his father's stroke pulls him back to his hometown to run the family newspaper. Soon, Luke's disturbing childhood memories of the house next door-- and Norah, the young girl who lived there--begin to resurface. Determined to know the truth behind his childhood memories, Luke seeks her out to find the answers to this real-life mystery--a mystery solved in all deep places.
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Widows and Orphans (2006)
When her ultra-ministryminded brother, Joshua, confesses to murder, lawyer Rachael Flynn begs him to let her represent him, certain that he is innocent. But Joshua refuses her offer of counsel. As Rachael works on the case on her own, she begins to suspect that Josh knows who the real killer is, but she is unable to get him to cooperate with his defense. Why won't he talk to her? Who is he protecting and why would he throw his life away? This book gets its name from that little verse in the book of James where we learn what true religion looks like. . .
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A Window to the World (2005)
Seven-year-old Megan and Jen are inseparable until one of them is snatched away by kidnappers while the other watches helplessly in horror. Will they ever see each other again? Then 16 years later, the shocking truth of the disappearance comes to light, and lives are changed forever. A powerful testament to God's ability to "work all things for the good." 320 Named to Booklists's Top Ten Christian Novels for 2005.
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The Remedy for Regret (2005)
Tess Longren is standing at the crossroads of her life. The single 28-year-old has a job she loves and a marriage proposal from a man she adores. So why doesn't she feel hope for the future? Will a trip to her hometown bring contentment? A powerful story about finding courage to transform painful situations, and learning to let go of the things we cannot change
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Why the Sky is Blue (2004)
Claire and Dan are happy parents of two, until the night Claire is attacked and becomes pregnant. While she's struggling to trust God "in all things," Dan confesses his unwillingness to be a father to this baby. They agree to pursue adoption, but what happens 16 years later . . . when the relinquished child returns?
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I cannot remember a time when I wasn't driven to write. I attribute this passion to a creative God and to parents who love books and more particularly to a dad who majored in English and passed on a passion for writing. My adult daughter has this gift for writing, too. It's like a deep, calm corner in our family gene pool. Cool, that.
I was born in San Diego, California, attended Point Loma College in San Diego and in 1980, married a really cool guy named Bob. We have four great kids who are terrific fun to be around. Bob's a pastor and a chaplain in the Air Force Reserves. We've just moved back to southern California after sojourning around the globe the last 20 years.
I love fiction. It settles me, inspires me, moves me and entertains me.
I've been a newspaper editor and columnist but storytelling suits me like nothing else has. I love writing novels. Love it, love it.
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Mercy has a shape . . .
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9/24/2008 - 5:43 PM
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Every book I've written I've invested into it threads of who I am. And I don't just mean time and mental gymnastics. But The Shape of Mercy, which released just a few days ago, emerged from somewhere deep inside me and stayed with me long after I fin...
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- Most Recent Reply: 09/25/09 - 11:06 AM
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Festival of Books at UCLA
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4/28/2008 - 1:07 PM
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Saturday found me and my 23-year-old daughter at UCLA for the LA Times annual Festival of Books.
Four hundred authors, tent after tent of books, thousands of attendees. The smell of ink and pages was everywhere. It was heady. It was hot. Probably...
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You can't hurry love
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2/02/2008 - 12:05 AM
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It's here! My latest release, Blue Heart Blessed, officially hits bookstore shelves TODAY!
I had a blast writing this one, folks! After spending some significant writing time the last year immersed in social issues, criminal law and the depths of ...
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- Most Recent Reply: 03/16/08 - 8:40 PM
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In the mood for a little sleuthing?
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11/16/2007 - 11:19 AM
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Welcome to the Scavenger Hunt to win a copy of Miralee Ferrell's new book, "The Other Daughter."!
Playing is easy. Get the list of clues?questions you need to answer right here CRoB's blog! . Then visit the authors' Shoutlife blogs below, and r...
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- Most Recent Reply: 11/16/07 - 5:31 PM
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Anyone else wondering what's up with Jim and Pam?
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10/12/2007 - 3:04 PM
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Okay, I confess. I am an Office fan. A devotee. I plan my Thursdays so that I am home by 9 p.m. and I have the previous seasons on DVD so I can watch the older episodes if I get a hankering. My family is addicted, too.
Sometimes the show makes me...
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- Most Recent Reply: 10/12/07 - 8:57 PM
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