War Stories Blog Tour: Blog Tour Schedule

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Blog Tour Schedule

September & October 2012 - Confirmed Dates

September 1
Grady Harp - Amazon Reviewer (review)
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September 2
Live to Read (review)
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September 4
Dad of Divas (review)
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September 5
The Character Connection (interview & giveaway)
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September 6
Mom in Love with Fiction (review)
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September 7
Tribute Books Reviews & Giveaways (interview & giveaway)
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September 19
CMash Reads (interview & giveaway)
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September 20
Sharon's Garden of Book Reviews (review)
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September 21
The Bibliophilic Book Blog (interview)
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September 23
Reading Between the Lines (review)
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September 24
The Plot Thickens (interview & giveaway)
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September 25
City Girl Who Loves to Read (interview & giveaway)
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September 28
Every Free Chance Book Reviews (review)
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and
Concert Katie (review)
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October 1
Novel d'Tales (spotlight & giveaway)
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October 2
The Book Connection (interview)
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October 3
Gina's Library (interview & giveaway)
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October 4
Christie's Book Reviews (interview & giveaway)
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October 5
Books in the Spotlight (interview & giveaway)
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October 6
Mornings Start with Em (review)
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October 8
Literary R&R (review)
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October 9
Books and Needlepoint (review)
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October 10
Celtic Lady's Reviews (review)
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October 16
Tiffany's Bookshelf (review)
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October 20
My Devotional Thoughts (review)
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October 26
Reading Challenged (review)
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October 27
Jamie B. Musings (review)
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Elisabeth Doyle

Web Site:
warstoriesshortfiction.com

Email:
warstoriesauthor2012
[at] gmail [dot] com

Bio:
Elisabeth Doyle is a writer and attorney living in Washington, D.C. She studied fiction writing at Sarah Lawrence College and the University at Albany, and is completing a Masters of Laws Degree at Georgetown University Law Center. Ms. Doyle’s short fiction was published in the literary journal Nadir and was awarded the University at Albany’s Lovenheim Prize for best short fiction. Her first short film, Hard Hearted One, was admitted into the Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema and the Street Films Film Festival, and was shown on Public Television and Manhattan Cable. War Stories is her first collection of short fiction.

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“Ms. Doyle writes in a spare style reminiscent of Hemingway, but her stories pack the wallop of Raymond Carver. Her characters are ordinary people coping with pain, disappointment, loss and yearning–simply because there is no other way to keep going. Doyle makes them into the kind of everyday heroes who never get written about, yet their seemingly unimportant lives will leave their imprint in your memory. She is a gifted writer whose work is deceptively emotional.”
– Carol Saline, journalist, author, broadcaster and public speaker

To Purchase Book

War Stories:
Short Fiction
can be purchased at:
MyBookOrders.com

Paperback
Price: $14.95
Pages: 119
ISBN: 9781937928407
Publisher: Two Harbors Press
Release: August 7, 2012

Summary:
We all carry our own battle scars.

This is the premise of War Stories, a rich collection of short fiction that draws upon both the literal and figurative meaning of its title. Through a diverse array of characters, settings, and circumstances, War Stories delivers a series of powerful tales from the home front of war: the stories of parents, siblings, and spouses of those who have fought, as well as those who have returned from battle.

Set against the backdrop of contemporary conflicts, War Stories’ compelling nine narratives tell of a wounded veteran who seeks renewal through an imagined relationship with a neighborhood girl, a grieving father who finds peace and reconciliation at the site of a disastrous bus crash, a young woman who searches for identity and meaning in the wake of her husband’s injury, and an urban teenager engaged in a fateful standoff with local recruiters. Interspersed with these tales are powerful, non-traditional “war stories” – of youth, unexpected loss, and heartbreaking love.

War Stories’ thoughtful and beautifully crafted tales, which range in style from deceptively simple to rich and complex, tell of people young and old, male and female, who share two things: humanity and resilience. These diverse and deftly written stories are joined through Elisabeth Doyle’s remarkable style and ease in creating a universe full of despair, hope, and dreams. At turns tender and harsh, tragic and yearning, these stories will leave you wanting more.

War Stories is a lean, concise collection of short fiction, with many of the stories having a sub-theme of war and its impact upon the lives of ordinary people.

In "Recruiters," the military prowls for young boys in a destitute and hopeless urban area.

In "One of These Days it will All be Over," a Vietnam war veteran finds a moment of redemption in a single heroic act.

In "Pistolesi," the wife of a brain-injured Iraq war veteran searches for identity and purpose in the aftermath of her husband's injury.

In "The Deepest, Darkest Part of the Woods," an isolated young soldier returns from war to a violent and dysfunctional neighborhood, and discovers a sense of connection with a quiet adolescent girl.