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Award-winning writer Anne Leigh Parrish's new novel, THE HEDGEROW, arrives in July 2024 from Unsolicited Press. In December 2024 she will release her third volume of poetry, also from Unsolicited Press, A DIARY OF A FALSE ASSASSIN. Recent titles are A SUMMER MORNING, a novel; IF THE SKY WON'T HAVE ME, poems; AN OPEN DOOR, a novel; A WINTER NIGHT, a novel; and THE MOON WON'T BE DARED, a poetry collection. She is the author of ten other books, most notably MAGGIE'S RUSE, and THE AMENDMENT, both novels. She has recently ventured into the art of photography and displays her work at www.laviniastudios.com. She lives among the evergreen trees in the South Sound region of Washington State. Find her online at her website, Twitter, Facebook, Medium, ...more

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