Cynthia Fuller – författare

'This book of poems is for all of us who go through illness, deal with doctors, hospitals, and experiences such as bereavement and ageing, and who struggle to find language to describe the suffering we have to go through. Medical language baffles and alienates us. It's a harsh, unforgiving vocabulary that often seems to bear no relationship to our own emotional predicament. In this uplifting anthology we see how poetry can give us metaphors and images to help us understand our feelings and communicate them to people around us. This is a book that should be in every waiting-room, and should be by the bed of every GP and consultant. It may inspire you to write poetry, and also help you to find order in the chaos of ill health. By giving us words, poetry can help cure us.' – Julia Darling & Cynthia Fuller

At forty, Meg Brewster's life is nothing like she imagined. Ten years after her fiancé vanished without a trace on the Appalachian Trail, she's learned to live with unanswered questions and quiet heartbreak. When her grandmother passes away seven years after her fiancé, and leaves the farm to her, Meg sees a chance to start over—planting roots in the soil of her past and building something new with her own hands and grit.But not everyone shares her vision. Her older sister insists the farm should be sold and the profits split, reopening old family wounds. As Meg pours her energy into raising chickens, growing organic vegetables, and opening a small farm stand, she begins to rediscover joy—and finds herself drawn to a kind, grounded man of integrity who renews her faith in humanity and makes her believe in love again.

The author and her husband moved to the Blue Ridge mountains in mid-life to begin a homestead.  The challenges were many and there were surprises, twists and turns as well as profound physical dangers over a 23 year period.  In these pages, Cynthia vividly describes the panoramic landscapes, interactions with the local wildlife, the backbreaking work and the sheer will to persevere in the face of her husband's declining health as well as serious injury to herself. The homestead life tests their resolve at every turn, bringing up raw emotion and doubt, tests their fortitude, alternating sheer joy and debilitating pain.  Did they stay? Read Roots, Rocks & Feathers and find out!

When loss shatters her world, transformation is Nelda's only path forward. With the sudden death of her husband, Nelda Clay's crystal-clear vision of life dissolves into a haze of uncertainty. Nearing fifty and alone for the first time in her adult life, she must navigate a world that feels unfamiliar yet full of possibility. As Nelda learns to live on her own terms, what begins with heartbreak evolves into a joyful journey of rediscovery. The broken pieces of her past rearrange into something unexpectedly beautiful—a mosaic of peace, purpose and quiet joy.Walk beside Nelda as she rebuilds her life, and you may find reflections of your own story in hers.

How much would you sacrifice to save a legacy?Leah Tanner thought her life's path was set. Then Clancy Mountain became a war zone. Armed with a crossbow and deadly aim, Leah doesn't carry the burden of protection alone. Beside her stands her father, Isaac, a man pulled into a fight he never wanted and forced toward the edge of moral line he swore he'd never cross. As they stand shoulder to shoulder against the darkness threatening their home and family, they both discover how far they are willing to go to protect the family legacy.