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Also by Karen Mann:

The Woman of La Mancha, May 2014
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The Woman of La Mancha
Karen Mann

Self Published
May 2014
On Sale: May 5, 2014
ISBN: 0965252043
EAN: 9780965252041
Paperback
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Literature and Fiction | Historical

Karen Mann compels us not to read but to live her novel. In THE WOMAN OF LA MANCHA, Mann immediately transports us across centuries to Spain, where we find ourselves in the body of a child who wakes up in a peasant's cart and has no idea who she is.

Like a baby, she experiences the world through her senses and an intuitive sense of friend and foe, of safety and danger.

We grow with her and feel the inevitable stirrings of body and mind. To what extent, she questions, are the rules and prohibitions of church and state to be cherished or flouted? Where does one find the strength to overcome trauma and begin again? And what of love and kindness and their dark twins, hatred and cruelty?

For all the differences between straw, silk, and gold, our protagonist finds delight in humble rural life, in the luxuriousness of forbidden pleasures, and in the splendor of wealth without measure.

This is a book about courage in both an extraordinary young woman and an extraordinary young man. Their lives will awaken your senses and engage your heart and mind. You won't want to leave their world, and you won t want for this novel to end.

Comments

19 comments posted.

Re: The Woman of La Mancha

I use post it notes. I am not super organized and it drives me crazy.
(Seanna Yeager 9:54am April 1, 2015)

I'm not as computer savvy as you are, unfortunately, so what
I would do is either type my notes out on separate sheets,
put them in a binder, and separate them with tabs, or write
the information out in longhand in a notepad that has more
than one divider in it, so that I could keep the information
straight. On the outside, I would mark the tablet with what
I have inside of it. I know it's a lot of extra work, but
when you don't know the extra workings of the computer,
there's not a lot you can do about it. Congratulations on
your book. It sounds like it will make for a wonderful
weekend read!!
(Peggy Roberson 10:43am April 1, 2015)

Knowing my disorganized self, I would probably write notes
on yellow stickies and have them stuck all over the office.
(Sue Farrell 12:08pm April 1, 2015)

Thanks for your comments. I think it's great that you have
systems that work for you. And thanks, for the
congratulations, Peggy!
(Karen Mann 1:52pm April 1, 2015)

I am not real computer savy but I use mine as much as
possible.
(Mary Hay 2:56pm April 1, 2015)

I make lists and carry a notepad, post its and a composition
book.
(Sharon Berger 7:30pm April 1, 2015)

I write notes on any paper I can find, and then I can't find them when I need them!
(Robyn Konopka 7:59pm April 1, 2015)

It always amazes me that even if you don't have your list with you it's easier to remember because you wrote it down!
(Sally Lincoln 9:19pm April 1, 2015)

Right now, I keep a bunch of notes in my writing tablets and
file folders in my filing cabinets. I am working on Spring
cleaning and getting totally organized. What a chore for
sure; LOL. Yes, I would love to get a new notebook computer
one day soon and that could help me too. Congrats on your
new book: THE WOMAN OF LA MANCHA. I would love to win it and
read it this year soon. Thank You very much. Cecilia Dunbar
Hernandez CECE
(Cecilia Dunbar Hernandez 11:50pm April 1, 2015)

Good ole fashion paper, post it notes, scrap paper, or whatever is at hand even the back of an envelope. I also use word pad and E-Mail to E-Mail :) Best of luck to all who have entered and Happy Easter weekend
(Holly Loch 2:22am April 2, 2015)

A notebook would work best for me.
(Mary Preston 5:44am April 2, 2015)

I'm certainly not organized ,wish I were . I write notes on backs of envelopes or anything that's handy . Then later I can't find what I'm looking for. I envy people that are organized, sure wish I was. Thanks for the chance to win this book, it sounds like a great read.
(Joan Thrasher 2:38pm April 2, 2015)

Spreadsheets can be useful in many cases especially in
office works and record keeping work. I myself use these
sheets to keep record of my students of College Homework
Help along with what lecture i have to follow after
another, when to give quizes etc.
(Anjelina Williams 1:40am April 3, 2015)

I use old-fashioned pen & paper until I can get to my tablet then I transfer them to a Word document.
(Kristine Murphy 10:38am April 3, 2015)

I use a program called sweep to keep track of sweepstakes I enter. I also keep important information in there, urls, passwords. When I order something online, I put that info there too, and when I get tracking URLs, they go in there too! Not exactly what the program was intended for, but it certainly makes my life easier!
(Joanne Schultz 3:25pm April 3, 2015)

I keep lots of lists!
(Denise Austin 5:09pm April 3, 2015)

I try to use a notebook and file folders. I also send emails
to myself.
(Leona Olson 7:35pm April 3, 2015)

Lots of post it notes
(Sharon Sommer 10:03pm April 3, 2015)

i am an unpublished/work in progress author, and like you
i use spreadsheets but what i decided to do was to line
the walls in my "work" area with butcher paper. there is
a long piece for each character and they are all lined in
a circle around the main plot point and where they relate
to it. i have everything about the character on their
sheet and can add to it.
this way i can look up at the wall while i work and find
what i need and go right back to writing. :)

tammy ramey
[email protected]
(Tammy Ramey 11:37pm April 3, 2015)