Category: Book Reviews
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A Smile in One Eye: a Tear in the Other
“Life does find a way to create a balance somewhere between smiles and tears. And, like a pendulum’s swing, life seldom stays in one place. Life keeps on moving until, one day, it stops.”— Ralph Webster Goodreads Quotes
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2016 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee!
A Smile in One Eye: a Tear in the Other Ralph Webster The Third Reich is rising. The creeping madness in the heart of Germany will soon stain the entire world. This is the chilling account of one family as they flee for their lives. A 2016 Goodreads Readers Choice Nominee – Best Memoir!…
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Thank You to the Girlfriends Book Club!
A heartfelt Thank You to the Girlfriends Book Club – Great Evening – Compelling Discussion! I am honored that you selected my book. Wish I could meet with more book clubs! (photo by Anne Snape Parsons)
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Thank you Patrisya!
I do not regret that I spent last days of 2016 on reading A Smile in One Eye, A Tear in the Other because the book was the biggest surprise of the last year! We need more books like A Smile in One Eye, A Tear in the Other because an accounts of people who […]…
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Local Books for Holiday Giving
The Virginian-Pilot, Sunday, December 16, 2016 “A Smile in One Eye, a Tear in the Other” by Ralph Webster of Kitty Hawk. A World War II history with implications for today’s refugee crises. Webster tells the story of his father’s family, Jewish by heritage, Lutheran by choice, targeted by the Nazis. The buzz includes this…
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Selected Quotes – Feel Free to Share
A number of book clubs have been reading A Smile in One Eye: a Tear in the Other (a semi-finalist in the 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards – Memoirs/Biographies). I felt honored when someone handed me this list of quotes from my book. “Life does find a way to create a balance somewhere between smiles…
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Thank You to The Escape Book Club
A heartfelt thank you to my friends with The Escape Book Club. It was a wonderful evening – great conversation and provocative discussion. I felt special to be invited and honored that you selected A Smile in One Eye: a Tear in the Other as your monthly read. Congratulations – 98 books and your club…
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Audio Book Available
The audio version of A Smile in One Eye is now available at Audible – an Amazon company. A note to my friends…You can download one audio book free when you try Audible for 30 days! Just be sure to read the fine print!
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Goodreads 2016 Choice Awards – Thank You!
A special thanks to everyone! A Smile in One Eye: a Tear in the Other finished as a Semi-Finalist in the 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards in the category of Best Memoir/Autobiography. Being in the top 20 was an honor that exceeded every expectation. I am grateful.
Ralph Webster 