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Amy Harmon
Goodreads Author
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in Neverland, The United States
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April 2012
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https://www.goodreads.com/amyharmon
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What the Wind Knows
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2019
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Making Faces
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2013
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72 editions
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From Sand and Ash
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2016
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38 editions
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Where the Lost Wander
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2020
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12 editions
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A Girl Called Samson
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2023
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11 editions
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The Bird and the Sword (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #1)
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2016
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20 editions
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The Law of Moses (The Law of Moses, #1)
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2014
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32 editions
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A Different Blue
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2013
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The First Girl Child (The Chronicles of Saylok, #1)
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Running Barefoot
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2012
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The Outlaw is Coming . . .
There was a point in writing The Outlaw Noble Salt where I was overcome with grief. I’ve written some very sad historical novels, novels about war and loss and incredible grit, so to be “struck down” by this novel, in particular, was unexpected. I thought maybe it was me—my life, my career, the crisis of faith I seem to be continually caught in—and not the book at all. Then in the midst of a heart
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There are some great middle grade and YA versions of Deborah Samson's story already out there, but nothing for adults. I really wanted her story known by the grown ups, and adult fiction is what I write. But thank you for reading and caring about her
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Thank you! The Outlaw Noble Salt releases TUESDAY! I hope you love that one too.
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From the New York Times bestselling author Amy Harmon comes a sweepingly romantic tale of risk, redemption, and what happens when America’s most famous outlaw falls in love. [image] When infamous outlaw Butch Cassidy decides to go straight, he discove ...more |
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Robyn wrote: "I didn’t know this was out! So reading this as soon as I finish my current Audible book!"
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| "January 3, 1827 Dear Elizabeth, You have not been far from my mind today. It is a new year, though I suspect it will be my last. I find myself lost in thought more than I am present, and though I’ve told parts of my story, I’ve never written it ..." Read more of this blog post » | |
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From the bestselling author of What the Wind Knows and Where the Lost Wander, comes the saga of a young woman who dares to chart her own destiny in life and in love during the American Revolutionary War. Release date: April 1, 2023 KINDLE | PAPERBACK | ...more |
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"Just when you think Amy Harmon can't get any more magical...she goes and writes something like THIS, and only makes me fall in love with her more.
A Girl Called Samson is a story about America's origin of freedom and how a young strong willed woman s" Read more of this review » |
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"“It is not for the man who has everything and wants more that we fight, but for the man that has nothing.”
“But as long as you draw breath, as long as your heart beats and the sun rises, you must stay in the fight.” I could quote this book all day lo" Read more of this review » |
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“If God made all our faces, did he laugh when he made me?
Does he make the legs that cannot walk and eyes that cannot see?
Does he curl the hair upon my head 'til it rebels in wild defiance?
Does he close the ears of a deaf man to make him more reliant?
Is the way I look a coincidence or just a twist of fate?
If he made me this way, is it okay, to blame him for the things I hate?
For the flaws that seem to worsen every time I see a mirror,For the ugliness I see in me, for the loathing and the fear.
Does he sculpt us for his pleasure, for a reason I can't see?
If God makes all our faces, did he laugh when he made me?”
― Making Faces
Does he make the legs that cannot walk and eyes that cannot see?
Does he curl the hair upon my head 'til it rebels in wild defiance?
Does he close the ears of a deaf man to make him more reliant?
Is the way I look a coincidence or just a twist of fate?
If he made me this way, is it okay, to blame him for the things I hate?
For the flaws that seem to worsen every time I see a mirror,For the ugliness I see in me, for the loathing and the fear.
Does he sculpt us for his pleasure, for a reason I can't see?
If God makes all our faces, did he laugh when he made me?”
― Making Faces
“True beauty, the kind that doesn't fade or wash off, takes time. It takes incredible endurance. It is the slow drip that creates the stalactite, the shaking of the Earth that creates mountains, the constant pounding of the waves that breaks up the rocks and smooths the rough edges. And from the violence, the furor, the raging of the winds, the roaring of the waters, something better emerges, something that would have otherwise never existed.
And so we endure. We have faith that there is purpose. We hope for things we can't see. We believe there are lessons in loss, power in love, and that we have within us the potential for a beauty so magnificent, our bodies can't contain it.”
― Making Faces
And so we endure. We have faith that there is purpose. We hope for things we can't see. We believe there are lessons in loss, power in love, and that we have within us the potential for a beauty so magnificent, our bodies can't contain it.”
― Making Faces
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“If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.”
― Wuthering Heights
― Wuthering Heights
“Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.”
― The Lower Depths and Other Plays
― The Lower Depths and Other Plays
“It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.”
― How to Win Friends and Influence People
― How to Win Friends and Influence People
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”
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“Fat’ is usually the first insult a girl throws at another girl when she wants to hurt her.
I mean, is ‘fat’ really the worst thing a human being can be? Is ‘fat’ worse than ‘vindictive’, ‘jealous’, ‘shallow’, ‘vain’, ‘boring’ or ‘cruel’? Not to me; but then, you might retort, what do I know about the pressure to be skinny? I’m not in the business of being judged on my looks, what with being a writer and earning my living by using my brain…
I went to the British Book Awards that evening. After the award ceremony I bumped into a woman I hadn’t seen for nearly three years. The first thing she said to me? ‘You’ve lost a lot of weight since the last time I saw you!’
‘Well,’ I said, slightly nonplussed, ‘the last time you saw me I’d just had a baby.’
What I felt like saying was, ‘I’ve produced my third child and my sixth novel since I last saw you. Aren’t either of those things more important, more interesting, than my size?’ But no – my waist looked smaller! Forget the kid and the book: finally, something to celebrate!
I’ve got two daughters who will have to make their way in this skinny-obsessed world, and it worries me, because I don’t want them to be empty-headed, self-obsessed, emaciated clones; I’d rather they were independent, interesting, idealistic, kind, opinionated, original, funny – a thousand things, before ‘thin’. And frankly, I’d rather they didn’t give a gust of stinking chihuahua flatulence whether the woman standing next to them has fleshier knees than they do. Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons.”
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I mean, is ‘fat’ really the worst thing a human being can be? Is ‘fat’ worse than ‘vindictive’, ‘jealous’, ‘shallow’, ‘vain’, ‘boring’ or ‘cruel’? Not to me; but then, you might retort, what do I know about the pressure to be skinny? I’m not in the business of being judged on my looks, what with being a writer and earning my living by using my brain…
I went to the British Book Awards that evening. After the award ceremony I bumped into a woman I hadn’t seen for nearly three years. The first thing she said to me? ‘You’ve lost a lot of weight since the last time I saw you!’
‘Well,’ I said, slightly nonplussed, ‘the last time you saw me I’d just had a baby.’
What I felt like saying was, ‘I’ve produced my third child and my sixth novel since I last saw you. Aren’t either of those things more important, more interesting, than my size?’ But no – my waist looked smaller! Forget the kid and the book: finally, something to celebrate!
I’ve got two daughters who will have to make their way in this skinny-obsessed world, and it worries me, because I don’t want them to be empty-headed, self-obsessed, emaciated clones; I’d rather they were independent, interesting, idealistic, kind, opinionated, original, funny – a thousand things, before ‘thin’. And frankly, I’d rather they didn’t give a gust of stinking chihuahua flatulence whether the woman standing next to them has fleshier knees than they do. Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons.”
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To: Dear Amy Harmon sensei and her publishing team*takes a bow*
It's me again. I just want to tell you that I suspect goodreads staff don't like authors as AWESOMETACULAR as yourself cuz a few of the staffers might have been involved with literary agents...and I suspect your books take a huge chunk of their new releases earnings. No wonder because
is ....TIMELESS!!! So so good!But anyway, the staff targeted Making faces this year during romance week. Now they don't erase the trolls that are there posting spam on Making faces page. I always notice cuz I recommend Making faces all the time as it's such a life-changing book everybody should read.
Look at this:
A huge bunch of trolls posting the same review over and over again deducing from what should be a higher rating. It's disrespectful for me as a long-time Goodreads contributor, to your hard work and to all your fans.
I guess you're really busy and have no time to deal with this, which is why I hope this reach one of your sons or your publishing team. This targeting indie authors and their fans HAS TO STOP.
Sincerly yours
AMY-chan
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AℳY♔Queen of Fat cats♔What a wonderful day!
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Harmon Sensei*bows*
I recommend Making faces and The bird and the sword to my friends all the time. I make a search in goodreads click on the recommendation feature...and...MAGIC HAPPENS!! You're books are so so good!!
Up until a week ago whenever I made a search, I got this edition (KU) on the search results
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
But see? The default cover has changed!!
Did you approve that change? Smashwords edition should be out of stock now, and the purchasing link is broken. Making faces is part of the KINDLE UNLIMITED ELITE!! Kindle unlimited elite=Coolest books with the coolest readers in the world!!
The KU edition should be default cover, it has been changed it back and forth in the past two days and I think whoever did the change knew that it could affect you and that's why they did it. If you're okay with this change I'll still be angry about it, but I'll accept it.
I suposse you're super busy now with your upcoming historical novel (I CAN'T WAIT!! Counting the days now!) so maybe you won't read this, but maybe someone who loves you and your books has librarian status and can edit your book to make the KU cover the default cover as it was just last week.
If this has been fixed already please
I hope I didn't bore you to tears! I spend a lot of time in Goodreads and my BR's for indie authors like yourself have been targeted by bad people so I'm a little on the look out of this sort of coincidence when they happen to cool writers as yourself.
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A.M.Y
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Update 02-14-2020 5. 47 p.m.
This morning the default edition had been restored to the KU edition as it should have been as it's the edition I've been recommending for the past two years. Then someone else took the time to change it. Is it a coincidence that this is happenign during Romance week when romance authors and Goodreads are trying to showcase their own romance books?
Update 4/11/2020
I was about to send book recs using the search features and I noticed!!!!It was changed AGAIN!!!, it's back to the out of stock edition which according to my poll doesn't attract readers.
My poll
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...
You'll only notice if you make a search, if I visit your profile I can see the correct edition.
Don't ask help to GR staff unless it's your last resort, if you could change your default editon yourself it'd be better cuz some people from the staff might be the ones changing the default editio. It may be (speculation) that your books are so so good and popular that they're threatening to the books the staff are promoting. Just to be sure do it yourself.
Hello Mrs. Harmon Sensei*bows
I'm your number 1 fan. You wrote my favorite books and I always recommeded Making faces to every single one of my friends. I hate historical fiction except when you write it. You're that good.
*bows again
Thanks for accepting my friend invite.
Hi Amy, thank you for connecting :) I am reading your book "Making Faces" :) It is very beautifully written and emotional to the extreme! I have never read such an emotional book before! Makes it difficult to read it without tissues ;) Looking forward to reading more of your books :) Greetings from Poland x
Hi Amy! Any new books you are working on? I LOVED A Different Blue, Running Barefoot and Making Faces. LOVED!!! I can't even tell you how many times I have recommended them to my friends and they LOVED them all as well. I keep watching your page for any new books to appear. :)Take care!
- Jen
Making Faces just blew me away! Amazing work...im pimping it out to anyone I know...people are getting sick of me talking about it! Thank for a profound read and a beautifully written story!
Lili wrote: "Congrats on making the New York Times Best Sellers List!!! ♥"
Thank you so much! What a day it has been!
Congrats on making the New York Times Best Sellers List!!! ♥
