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    War in a Beautiful Country
    War in a Beautiful Country
    War in a Beautiful Country
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    War in a Beautiful Country

    By Patricia Ryan

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    A quirky mystery for serious readers.
    War in a Beautiful Country finds Regina, an artist, suddenly the target of a random danger she cannot understand in the form of bomb threats in the mail.
    The idea her life might end violently and without warning forces Regina to examine her relationships, art, and purpose.
    Already rocked by emotional loss and artistic disappointment, she is thrown further into a tail spin.
    Until an unexpected event turns everything around.
    War in a Beautiful Country has been described as “ the meaning of life as a murder mystery.
    Reviews:
    Indie Reader: “... War In A Beautiful Country is....“filled with lyrical writing and profound observations about the universe and the human experience....not a typical mystery novel, focusing far more....on unraveling the puzzle...”
    Good Reads... “...wickedly funny... crisp and edgy, characters well developed and memorable. There's powerful imagery and ‘shock and awe; metaphors.”
    Smashwords....”. It ranges from the sublime to the ridiculous and covers a lot of the stuff in between.”

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPatricia Ryan
    Release dateDec 7, 2014
    ISBN9781310878701
    War in a Beautiful Country
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    Patricia Ryan

    Patricia Ryan is a published and produced author, playwright, and poet. She has written two novels, SKYLARK and WAR IN A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, as well as a collection of short stories, CHANGES OF HEART. Patricia’s book, LIVING WITH THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, a personal account, is included in the libraries of the Museum of the City of New York, The New York Historical Society, and the New York Public Library, among others. Her plays have been performed in New York City and are included in the archives of the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts, and in Poet’s Theater: An Anthology of Recent Works (Ailanthus). Ms. Ryan’s poetry has been published in several poetry magazines and she is the author four poetry chapbooks, all included in the Poets House Collection, one of the most comprehensive poetry libraries in the United States. Her poetry has also been set to music and performed by theater and opera companies. STAR ON FIRE is a new anthology of 50 years of Ms. Ryan’s poetry. Her personal account of 9/11 is published by Doubleday in SEPTEMBER 11: AN ORAL HISTORY. It is included in the World Trade Center Memorial Archives. She lives in New York City.

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