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Rebecca Elswick

Rebecca Elswick

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I am a child of Appalachia. I live in the Southwest VA coal fields where I was born the daughter and granddaughter of coal miners. I am married to my high school sweetheart and we have 3 children and at last count, 4 dogs.
I teach Writing and Photojournalism. I am a teacher consultant for the Appalachian Writing Project at the University of Virginia's College at Wise. My work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies.

Mama's Shoes is my debut novel.

The First Book of the Gastar Series: "Act of Redemption"

The First Book of the Gastar Series: "Act of Redemption"

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The once-great city of Gastar stands in ruins following centuries of war by undead monsters driven by an evil temple.  Victory cost the people of the knowledge to defeat another enemy, Zermon, ruler of hell, who seeks to extend his realm by annihilation of the few people left.  With the help of a sympathetic ancient dragon, volunteer fighters from the past war, and the arrival of a teen assassin named Shevata who is known to Zermon, they combine efforts for the existence of the people of Gastar.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Lee Smith, author of twelve novels and four collections of short stories including <em>Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger </em>had this to say. “From its perfect first paragraph straight through to its hard-won resolution, <em>Mama’s Shoes</em> is an absolutely wonderful novel, its setting a beautifully realized small Appalachian coal town, its characters so vivid they’re practically jumping off the page. There’s conflict aplenty here too – between mother and daughter, truth and lies, rich and poor, past and present – as thirteen year old Sassy tries to determine the truth of who she really is.”<span><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span></span>Amy Greene, author of <em>Bloodroot</em> said, “<em>In Mama’s Shoes</em>, immensely talented debut novelist, Rebecca Elswick weaves an intriguing tale of buried secrets, at times both haunting and humorous, with a cast of strong Southern women so real that I could almost hear them speaking to me.”</span></p>