Kathryn's prose is poignant, tangy, sweet, loving, wanting, needing and so satisfying! ~ Diane Buccheri, Publisher, OCEAN Magazine
Monday, 06 September 2010
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Kathryn Magendie, a West Virginia woman who came to Western North Carolina via South Louisiana, shows why plot is just the wheels of a narrative vehicle. Without voice, character, poetry and detail also, all you've got is a go-kart. In her debut novel, “Tender Graces,” Magendie builds up the plot — a prodigal daughter story — into a sustained entertainment through an exuberant mountain portrayalAsheville Citizen Times
This is a novel of family, both good and badBaton Rouge Advocate
A force of lyrical storytellingSmoky Mountain News
Kathryn connects you so deeply to her story gripping and moving you so sweetly. Koren Motekaitis, Life Coach/Radio Talk Show Host How She Really Does It
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR GUYS: It may have a soft, pink cover but it ain’t that kind of book. Kathryn Magendie’s Virginia Kate has plenty of what my grandmother called “brass,” treats us to earfuls of authentic dialogue, and gradually reveals a story not easily forgotten. We will soon read more, I hope, from Magendie’s pen. She’s real. Wayne Caldwell Author of Cataloochee and Requiem by Fire
With a voice true to its source, Kathryn Magendie's Tender Graces gathers us into its story of family loss, connection, and redemption. Magendie knows well how we live within the chains that are both our bondage and our empowerment. This novel weaves those chains, or webs-- as mountain women call the warp they have threaded onto their looms-- with a sturdy yet graceful hand. Its texture rests in one's imagination like a coverlet crafted to bring warmth and, yes, comfort.Kathryn Stripling Byer, former North Carolina Poet Laureate
Where do I get your books?Ask your local library for Tender Graces & Secret Graces. If your local bookstore is not carrying The Graces Sagas, ask them to! You can also order The Graces Sagas from the "Usual Places." Anywhere you regularly purchase your books is where you should be able to find The Graces Sagas. As well, you can order direct from the publishers: Bellebooks/Bell Bridge Books. Or Email me for information. Thank you for your support!
Will you speak to my Book Club? I love book clubs! If you are in the WNC or upstate area, contact me. We can also meet by Skype. Or email me your questions and I'll be happy to answer them and email them back to you. Ask about free PDF copies for book club presidents.
What kind of books do you write? The short answer: "literary/appalachian/southern/women's fiction" sometimes with mystical themes, and themes of nature.
Where are some places I can meet you and have you sign my book? If I am not going to be in your area, I would be happy to sign a bookplate and send it to you. If you have an event you would like me to attend, and I am able, email me your request. I will also be at the following events:
Where do I get your books? Ask your local library for Tender Graces & Secret Graces. If your local bookstore is not carrying The Graces Sagas, ask them to! You can also order The Graces Sagas from the "Usual Places." Anywhere you regularly purchase your books is where you should be able to find The Graces Sagas. As well, you can order direct from the publishers: 
Where are some places I can meet you and have you sign my book? If I am not going to be in your area, I would be happy to sign a bookplate and send it to you. If you have an event you would like me to attend, and I am able,