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Fiction Literary

All That Was

by (author) Tanya E. Williams

Publisher
Rippling Effects
Initial publish date
Oct 2020
Category
Literary, Historical, Ghost, Contemporary Women
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781989144121
    Publish Date
    Oct 2020
    List Price
    $26.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781989144138
    Publish Date
    Oct 2020
    List Price
    $4.99 USD
  • Downloadable audio file

    ISBN
    9781989144152
    Publish Date
    Mar 2021
    List Price
    $17.99 USD

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Separated by a century. Bonded by loss. Will examining all that was invoke comfort or calamity?

Seattle, 2015. Emily Reed refuses to dwell on her emotions. When the first-year attorney is assigned a church archival project, she dives into the records to hide from her own heartache. But when she discovers her parents were married in this very chapel, she is forced to confront the grief she buried a decade ago.

After she died in 1935, Elizabet Thomas was devastated when her beloved husband wasn’t waiting for her on the other side. A lost soul, she’s wandered their church for the past eighty years, desperate to find him. And now she must persuade a young, living lawyer that the historic building needs to be preserved rather than sold and torn down.

Discovering a diary among the disarray in the building’s basement, Emily is first engrossed and then moved by the dead woman’s words. And as the fate of her home unravels, Elizabet realizes she and the grieving archivist have more in common than she ever would have guessed.

Can Emily and Elizabet save themselves and their cherished sanctuary?

All That Was is an uplifting standalone women’s literary fiction novel deeply woven with historical elements. If you enjoy dual-perspective storylines, complex female characters, and the rekindling of lost hope, then you’ll love Tanya E Williams’s soul-stirring tale.

Buy All That Was to overcome the pain of the past today!

About the author

Contributor Notes

A writer from a young age, Tanya E Williams loves to help a reader get lost in another time, another place through the magic of books. History continues to inspire her stories and her insightful view into the human condition deepens her character's experiences and propels them on their journey. Ms. Williams' favourite tales, speak to the reader's heart, making them smile, laugh, cry, and think.

Editorial Reviews

"A delightfully rewarding novel illuminated by history."

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