tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post4417165551662887338..comments2024-03-27T15:26:57.991-07:00Comments on A Christian Writer's World ~~ Characters who grip your heart: UNDER THE SILK HIBISCUS - Alice J Wisler - One Free BookLena Nelson Dooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060055435235263556noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-70964935738669528282014-11-15T13:57:13.182-08:002014-11-15T13:57:13.182-08:00I love all of Alice's books! She makes her cha...I love all of Alice's books! She makes her characters come to life and you get to see the sights and feel the culture of the place where the stories take place. My husband remembers visitng an internment camp with his father to teach the men working there about growing crops. His dad was a County Farm Agent in Hoke County. <br /><br />Ann in NCWritePathwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710710068392561476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-83037996898832417852014-11-12T21:10:29.979-08:002014-11-12T21:10:29.979-08:00Love reading about times like this that most peopl...Love reading about times like this that most people know so very little about.<br /><br />Kathy from Wendell, NCkec200https://www.blogger.com/profile/11683582101282286815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-34044506200363891582014-11-12T19:29:44.972-08:002014-11-12T19:29:44.972-08:00I don't normally see a lot of Asian American c...I don't normally see a lot of Asian American characters in Christian fiction, so I'm definitely interested in "Under the Silk Hibiscus." <br /><br />I don't know if my grandparents were interned or not ... It's not something we ever discussed, though I know they worked on a plantation in their early life.<br /><br />Thanks for the chance to win!<br /><br />jafuchi7[at]hawaii[dot]edu<br /><br />(P.S. I'm from Hawaii). =) The Artist Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187257954496922578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-14421420411671794372014-11-10T11:31:51.681-08:002014-11-10T11:31:51.681-08:00Thanks for all he enthusiasm here!Thanks for all he enthusiasm here!Alice. J. Wislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486545163819137377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-54753993556351613732014-11-08T16:19:05.147-08:002014-11-08T16:19:05.147-08:00Hi, Alice!!
I don't know much about the camps...Hi, Alice!!<br /><br />I don't know much about the camps mentioned in "Under the Silk Hibiscus" and would love to read your book!! Thanks for your informative interview - the interview along with the book excerpt have whet my appetite!!<br /><br />bonnieroof60(at)yahoo(dot)com<br />KentuckyBonnie Roofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-31646547848389796912014-11-08T08:24:35.282-08:002014-11-08T08:24:35.282-08:00I have always been fascinated by the interment of ...I have always been fascinated by the interment of the Japanese in the U.S. during WWII, but it has not often been chosen as a novel setting. I would love to win a copy of UNDER THE SILK HIBISCUS. It sounds like my kind of book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-36914720764898681822014-11-07T15:49:48.723-08:002014-11-07T15:49:48.723-08:00So much fun to see all the posts here!So much fun to see all the posts here!Alice. J. Wislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486545163819137377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-22836078420495894692014-11-07T09:42:32.227-08:002014-11-07T09:42:32.227-08:00I did a high school term paper on the Japanese int...I did a high school term paper on the Japanese internment program. (That was a long time ago.)<br />I've lived in four states, and am back in Wisconsin where I was born.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061067970781919577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-56899680734774043572014-11-06T21:33:22.956-08:002014-11-06T21:33:22.956-08:00Wow! Under the Silk Hibiscus sounds absolutely bea...Wow! Under the Silk Hibiscus sounds absolutely beautiful! Thanks for the chance to win a copy!<br />Kristen in OK<br />kam110476 at gmail dot comkam110476https://www.blogger.com/profile/01693696612437738986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-2715732452670893952014-11-06T18:16:06.608-08:002014-11-06T18:16:06.608-08:00Enter me!!
Conway, SC.Enter me!!<br />Conway, SC.Sharon Richmond Bryantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-38931296634767766042014-11-06T15:15:15.799-08:002014-11-06T15:15:15.799-08:00Alice is one of my favorite authors, and I would l...Alice is one of my favorite authors, and I would love to win her new novel. Please enter me in the contest. I am from Georgia. Velmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01114530448904619654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-9068944498078091532014-11-06T14:24:40.310-08:002014-11-06T14:24:40.310-08:00Thanks so much for having me as your guest, Lena! ...Thanks so much for having me as your guest, Lena! Am enjoying all the reader comments!Alice. J. Wislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486545163819137377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-34510577860742878602014-11-06T13:36:22.645-08:002014-11-06T13:36:22.645-08:00We visited Manzanar in CA this past summer and it ...We visited Manzanar in CA this past summer and it was a fabulous site. It is a National Historic Site and was very moving. I would love to win and read your book on the Japanese Internment! sm California<br />wileygreen1(at)yahoo(dot)comsmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-68023725764375959692014-11-06T12:54:28.832-08:002014-11-06T12:54:28.832-08:00This novel intrigues me as I love history that is ...This novel intrigues me as I love history that is not widely known. I enjoy Alice's novels. I am from WA state. I would love to win this book!Shondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419883061960519895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-51886289912366752612014-11-06T09:40:56.832-08:002014-11-06T09:40:56.832-08:00I'm interested to learn more about the interme...I'm interested to learn more about the interment camps, so I think I'd love your book!<br /><br />-Melissa M. from TNMelissa M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00501543424305280663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-59699022670887069952014-11-06T07:59:23.771-08:002014-11-06T07:59:23.771-08:00I'm entering to try and get this book for my s...I'm entering to try and get this book for my sister who LOVES anything WWII. I know shed enjoy this.<br /> J.C. -Indiana-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-64634169584194417942014-11-06T06:55:16.561-08:002014-11-06T06:55:16.561-08:00I have been seeing this book posted about on sever...I have been seeing this book posted about on several blogs. It certainly is a unique and intriguing subject. Thank you, Lena for offering it in a contest! And yes, I would love to win!<br />Marianne<br />ArizonaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443606725253181250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-67306036885975591372014-11-06T01:46:54.496-08:002014-11-06T01:46:54.496-08:00thanks for the chance to read alice's latest n...thanks for the chance to read alice's latest novel :)<br /><br />karenk....from PA<br />kmkuka at yahoo dot comkarenkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01059861255253991778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-26855183079150215802014-11-06T00:05:18.290-08:002014-11-06T00:05:18.290-08:00Love WW2 fiction based on fact.
Lisa Cowell in Oh...Love WW2 fiction based on fact. <br />Lisa Cowell in OhioGranny's Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001159291270251651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-31444049344251047792014-11-05T23:29:02.606-08:002014-11-05T23:29:02.606-08:00Such a fascinating story line & period in hist...Such a fascinating story line & period in history.<br /><br />Mary P<br /><br />QLD AUSTRALIAMary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-46183793973350523812014-11-05T23:28:09.663-08:002014-11-05T23:28:09.663-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-39542103653408108252014-11-05T16:59:00.762-08:002014-11-05T16:59:00.762-08:00Historical fiction. Although this one sounds all t...Historical fiction. Although this one sounds all too true... Would love to win a copy :)<br />dee S from NEDeanna Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01589351351698020082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-57194864584519898962014-11-05T10:46:01.654-08:002014-11-05T10:46:01.654-08:00Hello Lena, I enjoyed the interview with Alice. ...Hello Lena, I enjoyed the interview with Alice. I'm looking forward to reading "Under the Silk Hibiscus". Thanks for the chance to win. :)<br /><br />Caryl in TEXASCaryl Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446868830897710358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-82866183372284815452014-11-05T09:55:42.575-08:002014-11-05T09:55:42.575-08:00I am intrigued by this one, Lena. Thank you for y...I am intrigued by this one, Lena. Thank you for your great interview!<br /><br />Melanie Backus, TXMelanie Backushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727406782355039525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12021813.post-70585311936093978032014-11-05T09:10:17.476-08:002014-11-05T09:10:17.476-08:00I am a transplanted Michigander in Lubbock, Texas....I am a transplanted Michigander in Lubbock, Texas.Jennifer Hibdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15587820541447698766noreply@blogger.com