Brooke Lea Foster's Dear Fiction

Brooke Lea Foster's Dear Fiction

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Author Confessions: Viola Shipman

On learning to cherish yourself, trusting your words and telling the stories you believe in.

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Apr 08, 2025
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There’s a moment in The Page Turner, Viola Shipman’s brand new novel, when the main character Emma’s grandmother tells her, “The greatest romance you will ever experience is a love of self, and the greatest love story takes place right here.” Then her grandmother touches her heart.

It is one of dozens of insightful moments in this saccharine, humorous a…

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