Tag: Christian Historical Novel

Guest at Book Release Party!

by Kathryn Spurgeon, posted in Historical novel

The 1930s party to release my novel, A Promise Child, is almost here! We’ll have a Special Guest at the party – Margaret Pope Akin, the first baby born in A Promise to Break, the first book in the series – and my mother! 1933 margaret pope (2)
Thought you might like to see her baby picture. The books about the Trimble and Pope families could not have happened without her help. She is a delightful, intelligent and godly woman.

This is as much Margaret Pope’s book as it is mine. She has a clear memory and has been willing to spend hours and hours discussing and dissecting the family history, the town of Shawnee back in the day, and the details surrounding life in the ‘30s. I hope you get a chance to meet her! 2007 Margaret 2

Enjoy the journey with Sibyl and Fremont as they live out the late 1930’s in A Promise Child.

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A Promise Child – second novel to be released!

by Kathryn Spurgeon, posted in Historical novel

My second historical novel, A Promise Child, is ready! The book release date is August 15th, 2017.

Here’s the back cover of the book:

Sibyl Trimble Pope, from a wealthy banking family, marries a handsome hobo from the wrong side of the tracks.

As the Depression rips through Sibyl’s hometown of Shawnee, Oklahoma, it leaves dying stores, repossessed farms, and countless men and women out of work. Now living in poverty, Sibyl suffers the burdens of a changing world and troubled economy.

Based on a true story, Sibyl Pope wants to make the world a better place. Since her youth, she has followed her papa, a respected, clever-minded banker. Interested in socialist politics and asking the hard questions of life, she struggles to find her own purpose. She does her best to listen to God, even when her father refuses to help.

Blessings come. A new baby, a job with the PWA, and a promise of a brighter future. Concerned for her children, she still struggles to keep food on her table and love alive in her heart.

Many people head west to save their families. Will Sibyl and Fremont abandon Oklahoma and their hopes and dreams for the promises in California? Or will they find a way to survive in Shawnee?

Click here to order A Promise Child on Amazon.

Thanks, Lawton, for supporting my book!

by Kathryn Spurgeon, posted in Memory House Publishing

It’s been a couple of months since we had a book signing for A Promise to Break in Lawton, Oklahoma, but Gina Hinton is still tops. She has sold more books than anyone else since the book was first published!

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It was a fun day! The staff at Salt Cellar, a Christian book store, were gracious and let us set up by the front door. They also told me that I had sold more books in a signing than anyone in their store! That was encouraging.

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Even more encouraging are the many people from Lawton who read my book and said they loved it! I am still getting requests for the book and for the next book, (which is halfway finished!).

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Since my last blog, we have posted A Promise to Break, a Christian historical novel, on several other sites:

KOBO

BARNES AND NOBLE

iBOOKS

GOODREADS

The  book is also on KINDLE and AMAZON 

This journey has been exciting. I don’t know how to thank all the people who have supported me for A Promise to Break, but my gratitude increases every day!

You are loved,
kathryn

Book Signing in Carthage, Texas

by Kathryn Spurgeon, posted in Historical novel

If you are in or near Carthage, Texas, this weekend, come on over to the Texas Tea Room! We’re having a book signing for A Promise to Break, Love, Faith and Politics in the 1930s, Saturday, July 2 from 11am to 1pm.

I must say that this book signing business is getting more and more fun! I love chatting with old friends I haven’t seen in years and meeting new people interested in history, romance, or just discussing a plain ole good book.

Book store people, new followers, and long time friends have been so very supportive,  And writers, my goodness, they are a bunch of giving people, from beginning want-to-be authors to seasoned writers with mountains of publications! They stick together. Thanks to all of you who have made this walk possible.

So here I am, right up there at the Home of Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. Can’t beat that! Thanks Rene for all you’ve done to help me! And I hope it cools down in Oklahoma before I get back home!

You are loved,

 

 

New Christian historical novel set in the 1930s

by Kathryn Spurgeon, posted in Historical novel, Memory House Publishing, My Thoughts

I’ll be at By the Book at Henderson Hills Baptist Church on Sunday morning. They will be selling my book.! Dennis Newkirk, our pastor, has graciously reviewed the book. Here is his endorsement.

“Kathryn Spurgeon has given us a very special story. I found myself sensing the weight of the central character’s desire to keep the promise she makes in spite of all the reasons there seem to be to break the promise. Sibyl’s loyalty to the ones she loves and fear of life’s unknowns display a raw humanity that most of us can relate to on several levels—even if there are times in the story we wish we didn’t! In the end, this is less a story of Sibyl trying to keep her promise as it is a story of Sibyl learning a lesson that we desperately need today. We need to understand that God’s grace overcomes our mistakes and His sovereignty will actually work all things together for the good of those who love Him. That understanding will have a profound impact on our daily lives. I encourage you to read this fine work.”

A Promise to Break will also be in several other bookstores, including Living Word at the Shawnee Mall, Best of Books in Edmond, and the Pottawatomie County Historical Museum & Historical Society.

You are loved,