The Thomas Sisters Kick-Off Package

About the Book

Book: The Thomas Sisters

Author: Kathryn Spurgeon

Genre: Historical Fiction

Release date: August 29, 2024

Five tightknit sisters. Five interwoven stories. One book.

Based on the true lives of closely connected sisters.

As the harsh winds of the 1930s Dust Bowl strip the Oklahoma ground of its fertile soil, and the Great Depression becomes imminent, the Thomas sisters struggle to hold onto their families, their faith, and one another. To survive their storms, they must let go of their secrets and grief and trust in the strength of sisterhood. Based on true stories.

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About the Author

Kathryn Spurgeon, an Illumination Award-winning author, publishes inspirational, historical novels based on true events. Her novels include the Promise Series, and the Thomas Sister Series, both set in the 1930s in Oklahoma. She also writes and publishes devotionals, nonfiction, and poetry. A native Oklahoman, as a married teenager, Kathryn spent two years in South Korea where she adopted two babies. She and her husband have six children and eighteen muti-racial grandchildren.

More from Kathryn

Old Fashioned Dark Fruit Cake

1 cup sugar

1 cup shortening

1 egg

1 3/4 cups flour

1 pkg mincemeat

2/3 cup molasses

1 cup cold coffee

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup pecans

1 1/2 cups raisins

Mix sugar, shortening, and egg until fluffy. Add flour, mincemeat, and molasses. Add soda to the cold coffee, then add to mix. Add vanilla, pecans, and raisins. (Instead of raisins, or also, I use candied cherries, candied pineapple and dates cut up.) Cook 300 degrees for two hours in an angel food cake pan. Put a cookie sheet under the pan. Cook on bottom rack.

Aunt Til loved to make fruitcake. The recipe has been in the family for over 120 years.

Interview with Kathryn

When did you write your first book and how old were you?

I’ve written poetry since my teen years, but my first novel was not published until I retired several years ago.

What are your favorite books to read?

I read 2-3 books a week, mostly inspirational historical fiction set in the early 1900s (the era I write about). I intersperse fiction with nonfiction books such as biographies, writing, or spiritual growth. I love a good book, and have to be careful or I’ll stay awake all night reading!

What do you like to do when you’re not writing?

God has blessed my husband and me with six children and 18 multiracial grandchildren, not including the spouses or significant others. I’m proud of them and try to set a good example of godliness. It’s a full-time endeavor, but I write during the quiet moments.

How do you create your main characters? 

My novels are based on real people and real events, and my author notes reveal some of the research. The hardest part of writing about true characters is to stay within the scope of their lives, like I try not to invent character traits or events, even though, of course, a fiction writer has the liberty to embellish a bit.

What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your books?

Writing is harder than I thought. Thousands of words can be construed in thousands of ways, and to effectively portray the message I want takes a lot of drafts, rewrites, and edits.

Any current or upcoming projects you’d like to tell us about?

My next project is a WW2 historical narrative. I spent several weeks interviewing my father-in-law about his service at D Day+1, Battle of the Bulge, etc. Two months later he died of Covid at 96 years old. I’m grateful for those recordings and notes, and anxious to get started writing, although I think it will be the most difficult book I’ve written yet.

You can find out more about me on Facebook at

https://www.facebook.com/authorKathrynSpurgeon/

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Pause for Tales, February 10

Leslie’s Library Escape, February 10

Cover Lover Book Review, February 11

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, February 12

Stories By Gina, February 13 (Author Interview)

Books Less Travelled , February 13

Batya’s Bits, February 14

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Kathryn is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon Gift Card and a print copy of the book!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/00adcf54147