Magnificent Farewell

In 1917 Meg Pritchard is a woman on the run. What better place to hide than a country at war? France, ravaged by the bombs and battles of World War I, is exactly where Meg plans to disappear. But while Meg may be running from, she's also running to to new friends and lovers, to redemption, and to life with purpose. To a new life altogether. Maybe there's hope for Meg's future, after all - if only she can make peace with her past.

Karen J. Hasley grew up from working-class roots in the mid-section of America. Her graduate thesis on 17th-century female poets introduced her to the rich treasures waiting to be discovered about women’s lives in the past, and in 2006 Karen’s first novel, Lily’s Sister, hit the stands. The rest is - quite literally - history. Do you recognize these women from America’s past? Jane Addams. Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Dr. Alice Hamilton. Dr. Kate Waller Barrett. Donaldina Cameron. Gertrude Stein. You’ll find them all - and then some - in Karen’s books. Her unique storytelling voice intertwines the lives of fictional heroines with historical real-life women so closely and so convincingly that you may need to check your history books to figure out which is which. Hasley’s historical research for her 6-book Laramie Series was reviewed as ＂flawless＂(ABJ, 1/10/10) and one prize-winning newspaper said that ＂Hasley’s impeccable writing＂ offers a ＂satisfying read from beginning to end.＂ The author’s first stand-alone novel ＂The Dangerous Thaw of Etta Capstone＂ was a quarter finalist for Amazon’s 2013 Breakthrough Novel of the Year, the Publisher’s Weekly review stating that Dangerous Thaw is ＂subtle and effective.＂ ＂Magnificent Farewell,＂ a second stand-alone, became available at the end of 2015. In 2014 Karen added a trio of light-hearted Victorian romances to her available novels. ＂The Penwarrens＂ series made up of Claire, After All and Listening to Abby and Jubilee Rose is the author’s affectionate, admiring homage to Georgette Heyer. ＂No one could ever match Heyer’s sparkling dialogue and wit or the sheer pleasure of her plots and characters. I’ve read and reread her for 50 years,＂ Karen says. ＂I offer The Penwarrens as a small token of my appreciation for the pleasure Ms. Heyer’s books continue to offer readers of all generations.＂ In all of Hasley’s novels, you’ll meet remarkable women and read unforgettable love stories, all in historical settings.