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June 19, 2017 - Lisa Manterfield 2 Comments

A Sneak Peek of The Smallest Thing

A Sneak Peek of The Smallest Thing by Lisa Manterfield -lisamanterfield.com

The Smallest Thing by Lisa ManterfieldMy new novel, The Smallest Thing, comes out on July 18th.

It’s the story of Em, a young woman on the brink of embarking on her new life, who finds herself trapped in a dull English village by a government-imposed quarantine. It’s a story of “self-sacrifice, the power of human touch, and the need to act in the face of horror,” writes Catherine Linka, author of A Girl Called Fearless, who was kind enough to do an early review of the book.

If you’d like a sneak peek, hop over to the book’s page and read the first three chapters of Em’s story.

If you want to keep reading, I’m afraid you’ll have to wait until July 18th, but the good news is, you can pre-order a copy now, so you won’t have to wait too long.

To find out more about the real-life village that inspired this book, take a look at this post.

And if you’d like to join me to celebrate the book’s release, I’m throwing a Publication Party at {pages}: a bookstore in Manhattan Beach on Tuesday, July 18th at 7pm. I’ll be signing, reading, and—most likely—eating cake. Hope to see you there.

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About Lisa Manterfield

Lisa Manterfield is the creator of LifeWithoutBaby.com, the online community that gives a voice to women without children. Her writing has been featured in a broad range of publications, including The Huffington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Psychology Today. She has also taken her work to the stage at venues such as Spark Off Rose and Expressing Motherhood. Lisa is the author of the award-winning memoir I’m Taking My Eggs and Going Home: How One Woman Dared to Say No to Motherhood and the novel A Strange Companion. She lives in Southern California with her wonderful husband (“Mr. Fab”) and overindulged cat.

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  1. Pauline Wiles says

    June 26, 2017 at 2:24 pm

    Looking forward to reading this and I’ll be sure to leave a review. Best of luck with your pre-launch task list!

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    • Lisa Manterfield says

      June 26, 2017 at 6:15 pm

      Thank you, Pauline. I really appreciate it. 🙂

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