Author lavyrle spencer biography of donald
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It started out great, with the plucky young teacher arriving in the small community lost in the middle of endless, golden wheatfields, full of dreams, hopes, and....her imaginary friend that she likes to talk to out loud. The hero, a grumpy, bitter, cynical farmer, tries everything to dampen that sunny optimism. The setting of this rural farm town founded by a mostly Norwegian immigrant group still clinging to tradition, while the shadow of World War I looms menacingly over their idyllic, isolated bubble was perfectly rendered. The extensive cast of secondary characters, from the close knit family that sprouted a thousand aunts, uncles, and cousins, to the town villain of the spoiled parson's son, to the gentle giant who timidly becomes friends with the heroine, to all the schoolchildren, were all wonderfully illustrated. It gave it a 'Little House on the Prairie" feel. When joy or tragedy befell these people, you cou
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“I don’t miss writing a bit. I have no regrets.”
That’s what LaVyrle Spencer says about ending her career as a best-selling romance writer in 1997, when she was at the peak of her popularity.
She’s never looked back.
“I’ve had the finest years imaginable since I retired,” Spencer said from her North Oaks home. “Now, I itch to sit down at the keyboard and compose songs.”
Music has replaced writing in Spencer’s life and her new hobby — writing piano solos — will go public this week when her first choral piece, “Slender the Willow,” is sung by the Jefferson High School choir in Alexandria, Minn.
Spencer, who takes pride in being a “small-town kid” born in Browerville, wrote 23 novels beginning in 1979. Her books were New York Times bestsellers and she won every award in the romance field, including election to the Romance Writers Hall of Fame.
Four of Spencer’s books were m