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Author Mini-view and Giveaway: Jan Cline and "Emancipated Heart"

4/19/2016

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About the Book:

Hana Kato and her family are nearing the end of their confinement in a WWII Japanese American internment camp. Her beloved Papa has been taken to prison, and Hana works hard to keep the family together until he can join them in preparation for their release. Surviving the attack on Pearl Harbor, and years of enduring difficult living conditions has tested Hana’s faith and trust. Although she stays strong through trials and tragedy, her resolve is weakened as she fights her affections for two men. Will she choose the rebel Japanese young man? Or will the bright Caucasian doctor she works with win her love? Emancipated Heart will hold your attention with a setting of an interesting era in American history, and a lesson in true loyalty, love and forgiveness, told through a Christian worldview.

Author Mini-view:

Hello, blog friends! I'm so happy you're visiting today! The lovely Jan Cline is joining us to tell us about herself and give away a copy of her book, "Emancipated Heart." Isn't the cover lovely? I can't wait to find out more about it... Let's get this interview started!

Tell us a bit about yourself and your writing. (How did you get started? How many books have you written? Where are you on your writing journey?)

Like so many authors, I've been writing since childhood. I guess you could say it's a God given talent and I regard it as a gift. I was first published in 3rd grade in a scholastic magazine. From then on, I was hooked. As an adult I always wrote non-fiction in the form of articles, essays, and mostly devotionals. But about 6 years ago I wrote a novel on a dare from a friend and found my love for writing fiction. Since I grew up with a father who loved history and took us to every museum we passed by, historical fiction has been my passion. I am currently working on a story about sisters trying to survive the depression in the drought stricken mid-west. I hope to make that my first series.


What is your favorite Bible verse?

My favorite Bible verse is Galatians 2:20. Someone wrote it in my Bible when I was a teenager and It's stuck in my heart.

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What have you read lately that you would recommend?

I recently finished Kate Breslin's For Such a Time. It's a great WW2 read and very well written. I also highly recommend James L. Rubart's The Five Times I Met Myself.


What book are you featuring today?

Emancipated Heart. Here is the opening few paragraphs:

"May 1945, Grand Peak Internment Camp, Wyoming

Today Papa was going to prison. Never mind that he was already in a prison of sorts, confined to a 46,000 acre camp surrounded by a barbed wire fence. And never mind that he was an innocent man.
The howling wind grated against Hana Kato’s frayed nerves. All night it had persisted, sifting dirt through the small cracks in the family’s barrack cubicle. Any other day her mother would scold her brother, Martin, directing him where to stuff mud in the holes in the floor and walls to keep out the dust. Today it didn’t seem important. Today none of them could even fill the holes in their hearts."


If you could tell people who are going to read/have read your books one thing, what would it be?

I would like my readers to know that the characters in my books are survivors, and through them we can capture a glimpse of the perseverance and endurance that God gives all of us who struggle. Whether it's in man's inhumanity to man, "acts of God" upon the earth, war, or our own mistakes, we can know God provides, and changes us in the process.

About the Author:

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​Jan Cline is an author and speaker from Spokane, Washington. She has been a writing conference director, workshop teacher, critique group leader, and blogger. She has 2 devotional books published by Barbour and has had numerous devotionals, articles, anthology essays and short stories published, as well as a self-published self-help book for women titled A Heart Out of Hiding. Jan is now concentrating her writing efforts on historical fiction. When she’s not writing she enjoys her grandchildren, her craft addiction, golfing, and baking, known by family and friends as the cheesecake queen!

Giveaway!

Jan is generously giving away a copy of "Emancipated Heart" to one your my blog subscribers! Just fill out the Giveaway Tools form below to enter. (If it doesn't show up in the email, click here and go to http://www.annaweaverbooks.com/giveaways to enter from the website.) Giveaway ends 4/26. Thanks for participating and God bless! 
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10 Comments
Lucy Reynolds
4/20/2016 06:00:50 am

Thank you so much for the chance to win. I love WWII books as my daddy is a WWII vet. He will be ninety in Nov. Jan is a new author to me. Have a blessed and happy day.

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Jan Cline link
4/20/2016 06:09:19 am

Hi Lucy, thanks for stopping by. Both my parents served in WWII. Please tell your dad thank you for his service. Good luck in the drawing. Blessings!

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KayM
4/20/2016 01:59:09 pm

I have only read one fiction book about a Japanese American internment camp. It was very interesting, but also sad. I am looking forward to reading Emancipated Heart. I'm very intrigued. Thank you for offering a copy. I haven't read any of your books, yet, Jan, but I recently obtained Reclaimed and I'm looking forward to reading it, also. (Just a little side note--neither of the links for Jan's site worked for me. I went there a different way).

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Jan Cline link
4/20/2016 02:09:27 pm

Hello Kay! Thanks so much for the information about the links. I hope we can fix that. I hope you will read the book - it's not a subject that is written on a lot. I loved researching for my story as I am fascinated by anything WWII, and we often skim over the home-front events of that time. Blessings!

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JAN HALL
4/20/2016 04:14:35 pm

I love that your books are about survivors. We need the examples of women who have survive situations like or worse than ours. Thank you and may God continue to bless your writing.

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Jan Cline link
4/20/2016 04:20:30 pm

Thank you, Jan. Women surviving adversity seems to be my writing theme. My next book will be the first in a series with that theme, starting with the dust bowl era and moving through WWII. Thanks for stopping by.

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Melanie Backus
4/21/2016 08:35:13 am

I would love to read this wonderful book. I love the cover! Thank you for the opportunity.

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Jan Cline link
4/21/2016 08:47:55 am

Thank you Melanie. I love the cover too - it's a true likeness of the main character of my imagination. Blessings!

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Deanne Patterson
4/25/2016 05:07:54 pm

This is a new to me author and her book sounds exciting. I very much enjoy reading WWII books and I know I'd love reading this one. Thank yoiu for the giveaway opportunity!

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Jan Cline link
4/25/2016 05:48:11 pm

Hi Deanne! So many WWII stories to tell and read. Good luck!
Blessings, Jan

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