Brenda K. Thompson is the author of Alice Anyway and Ivaleena , two emotionally resonant Appalachian novels of resilience, self-discovery, and belonging. Alice Anyway became a #1 Amazon Bestseller in Women’s Historical Fiction, Historical Literary Fiction, and Women’s Literary Fiction. Readers call her “a gifted writer with an insight that is seldom expressed so eloquently” and praise her “lyrical writing that made me reread whole paragraphs in appreciation.”

A former Wall Street professional and founder of Special “Finds…” Unique Property Marketing, Brenda now writes full-time from the North Carolina coast, where she lives with her husband, Jim. Her stories explore women’s quiet courage and the beauty found in ordinary lives.

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