Three people learn that love is precious and life is short. Read Vicki Hinze’s never-before-published short story, Before the White Rose and, as a bonus, lengthy excerpts from three Hinze novels--the mystically romantic Seascape Trilogy: Beyond a Mystic Shore, Upon a Mystic Tide, and Beside a Dreamswept Sea. All three novels are being re-issued by Bell Bridge Books in multi-format ebook editions and new trade paperback editions, beginning with Beyond a Mystic Shore in late September 2011.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Debra Webb
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This story touches the most tender place in your heart. Life is so difficult at times that it seems almost too painful to bear. But the other times, the wonderful ones like first kisses and weddings and new babies make those painful moments tolerable. We forget just how bad the pain was and we move on, we keep living. Hinze nails those feelings down to the tiniest glimmer of both doubt and hope. Her portrayal of Elisa is a masterpiece. Don't miss this one!
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By Skye Taylor
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This is one of those stories that will remain with you long after you've put it down. It's a touching story of three people who are hurting very badly and have given up hope, but at the same time, it fills the reader with hope over the possibilities that exist even when we see nothing but despair. The what-ifs are haunting, but underneath it all, Ms Hinze is reminding us all that reaching out to others can heal, both ourselves and those we reach out to. This is a story to keep in your heart forever.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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four and a half stars. the other half i left out because i honor that to my life, recently deceased dad, grieving mom and siblings. everything in this book is crazy ridicously in common to my own trips to my dads grave. the old church that stands unused, the lady in her forties who tends the graves and is kind and gives advise or leaves grievers alone...wow but i am very much alive along with mom and siblings. everything is meant to be and i suggest i came across the book for a good reason. before the white rose is incredible. i will never look at a white rose at my dads final resting place the same!
By marion
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i did read the beginning chapter on book daily, and was more interested,curious, so i did buy it. but it was not told it was a short chapter only. all in a sudden the book was over,and went to another story wich i am reading now.
before the white rose was very good to read, it was emotional to read, but also deep into the sinister.
i wished it would had told me how many stories and pages the book has, that way i could had know, that it was a short story only .
before the white rose was very good to read, it was emotional to read, but also deep into the sinister.
i wished it would had told me how many stories and pages the book has, that way i could had know, that it was a short story only .
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Before the White Rose - An Unusual story, a fantasy that rings true, a haunting truth are all descriptors for this compelling read.
By NancyofUtah
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Short, short story. Was not comfortable with the writing style. Repetitive stories of each character makes you realize you already know the ending. Can be spiritual for some, but...I'm not going to hang around a graveyard after I pass on. I already know what my job will be on the other side!
By rayray
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Despite the short length of the story and the simplicity of the plot, this story is incredibly touching. It asks lots of questions about choices and regrets, but leaves the reader feeling hopeful and at peace.
By ali c.
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What a lovely, lyrical story. I think the haunting tale of a gentle grave tender and her collection of hurting, healing souls will stay with me for a very long time.
More About the Author
Columnist for the Social-In Network, the award-winning author Vicki Hinze has written over thirty-five books (fiction and nonfiction) and hundreds of articles that have been published in as many as 63 countries.
After her fourth published novel, she returned to college and earned an MA in creative writing then a Ph.D. in Philosophy (Theocentric Business and Ethics). She founded Writers' Aids to mentor other authors, which evolved into Writers' Zone, where she answers questions on craft, the business of writing and the writing life and maintains a free online writers' library, ON WRITING, on her website, www.vickihinze.com. By request, some of those articles are on Kindle. Additional podcasts, workshops, lectures and feature articles are also in the writing library.
Hinze is a sponsor of The Book Club Network, International Thriller Writers, and American Christian Fiction Writers.
Between family and writing commitments, she has little time for hobbies and her other interests. Her favorite non-writing activity is home-improvement projects. Knocking down walls appeals to her. She's promised her husband she'll refrain from knocking down any new walls in their home for at least six months.
Organizations in which she is active: ITW, MWA, RWA, ACFW, NINC, ACRA, AG, AWSA, Emerald Coast Writers, the Book Fun Organization, and with other writing organizations.
Hinze's blog (vickihinze.com/blog) is divided into four categories: My Kitchen Table (chat), On Writing (Craft, business, life of writing), My Faith Zone (spiritual journey), Thinking Aloud (a thought to ponder for busy days).
Raised in New Orleans, Hinze then married a Hurricane Hunter/Special Ops officer. They and their children moved every few years. Mississippi, California, Illinois, Florida and Texas and then settled in Northwest Florida.
After her fourth published novel, she returned to college and earned an MA in creative writing then a Ph.D. in Philosophy (Theocentric Business and Ethics). She founded Writers' Aids to mentor other authors, which evolved into Writers' Zone, where she answers questions on craft, the business of writing and the writing life and maintains a free online writers' library, ON WRITING, on her website, www.vickihinze.com. By request, some of those articles are on Kindle. Additional podcasts, workshops, lectures and feature articles are also in the writing library.
Hinze is a sponsor of The Book Club Network, International Thriller Writers, and American Christian Fiction Writers.
Between family and writing commitments, she has little time for hobbies and her other interests. Her favorite non-writing activity is home-improvement projects. Knocking down walls appeals to her. She's promised her husband she'll refrain from knocking down any new walls in their home for at least six months.
Organizations in which she is active: ITW, MWA, RWA, ACFW, NINC, ACRA, AG, AWSA, Emerald Coast Writers, the Book Fun Organization, and with other writing organizations.
Hinze's blog (vickihinze.com/blog) is divided into four categories: My Kitchen Table (chat), On Writing (Craft, business, life of writing), My Faith Zone (spiritual journey), Thinking Aloud (a thought to ponder for busy days).
Raised in New Orleans, Hinze then married a Hurricane Hunter/Special Ops officer. They and their children moved every few years. Mississippi, California, Illinois, Florida and Texas and then settled in Northwest Florida.
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