Thankful Author 2017- Susan Coryell

What I am Thankful For by Susan Coryell

I am thankful for many things, but most thankful for LEARNING.

Formal schooling aside, I am thankful for physical learning:--how to: ride a two-wheeler,  shoot a basket, drive a car, return a ping pong slam, swing a golf club, swim the butterfly, master a downward facing dog, slalom water ski..

I am thankful for learning some of life’s most valuable lessons—how to: write a heart-felt thank you note,  console a heart-broken teen, speak from the heart to a Sunday school class, apologize with whole heart for a hurtful action or word, feel the heart and soul of those less fortunate than I am.

And I am so thankful for learning how to navigate the perilous waters of family life—how to: maintain a long marriage, raise self-sufficient children, support and nurture an aging parent, calm a prickly in-law, shower love onto a much-loved grandchild.

And, finally, I thank my lucky stars every day that writing is second nature to me. Though I have learned the nuances of writing and the principles and practices of scripting my thoughts, I was born to write.

Yes, I spent thirty years of my life as a public school teacher, but I am most grateful for what I myself have learned.

Blurb:

20-year-old Ashby Overton travels to her family’s historic estate in southern Virginia to spend the summer, hoping to unearth her ancestral roots and the cause of a mysterious family rift. Overhome, an imposing mansion, is an idyllic setting for Ashby, the aspiring romance writer. From her first night in her room in the oldest wing Ashby feels an enfolding presence, a force she never sees, only feels. Candles light themselves, notes from an old lullaby fall from the ceiling, the radio tunes itself daily. And roses meant for Ashby appear in unlikely places—a symbol of love? Or something dark, deep and evil? The summer leads Ashby on a suspenseful, sometimes terrifying journey as she navigates centuries of family strife along the puzzling parameters of the spirit world.

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