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"These poems are intense meditations on life, purpose and God." - Writer's Digest

“Powerful! Insightful! Breath-taking! Storm of Roses delivers a diverse compilation of poetry and short stories from young poet and author, E. Tara Scurry. She has a very promising literary career ahead of her!” –USABookNews.com

"(E. Tara Scurry's) writing is tranquil yet disarming all at the while thought provoking. The energy of her writing emulates her personae and will move the reader leaving a subtle imprint..." – Christine M. Pleshaw, Assistant Manager, B. Dalton Booksellers Montgomery Mall, Bethesda Maryland

“This book is going to make it to the bathroom. That's where my serious reading is!" – Dennis Jr., M.D. Maryland

“Your book amazes me. For a young girl you run the gount of emotions. Your knowledge of love...which I am an expert in; my marriage was a beautiful one - your simplicity ("Sad Faces"), your depth of feelings throws me as an older person - How did you get there so soon? However, theology, we come from different places. For me, peace comes in life, not death. This pervading thought for me didn't take away from the brilliance of your writing." – Muriel Rains, Florida

“E. Tara Scurry is a bright, new and upcoming author. Storm of Roses is a great balance of internal conflict and reality. This book will make you wrestle with your own beliefs!” – Squire Servance, Staff Editor - Duke Journal of Gender law & Policy

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Storm of Roses Contents:

Introduction, Chapter 1 Light of Proverbs (Spirituality), Chapter 2 Destiny of the Breathing (Love), Chapter 3 Clenching Fist (Anger), Chapter 4 Elements (Earth, Wind, Fire, Water), Chapter 5 Tears of Angels (Pain and Sorrow), Chapter 6 White Hole (Miscellaneous), Chapter 7 Narratives of the Wind (Short Stories & Prose), Book I of the Tales of Earthenstone Series sneak peak synopsis, An Advance Excerpt from Tales of Earthenstone Book I, About the Author

Storm Of Roses is a tantalizing collection of literary art, both bold and heartening about pleasure, pain, life, death, anger, spirituality, nature, compassion, fantasies and daydreams. This unique take at poetry and story-telling creates a delightful and convincing gathering of pieces that anyone can thoroughly enjoy.

In this debut compilation, E. Tara Scurry has put together an original, honest, and enlightening collection of literary miracles. Her stories provoke reflection and her poems are both irresistible and addicting.

Storm Of Roses delivers a powerful compilation of thought-provoking, entertaining and bold stories and poems, guaranteed to have you reading them over and over again.

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Below is an excerpt of what an iUniverse editor had to say about Storm Of Roses: A Compilation of Poetry & Short Stories in their Editorial Evaluation. The Editorial Evaluation is one of the steps in the publication process in which a reviewer evaluates and critiques the work as a means to help the author prepare for next step in the process which may include copyediting, proofreading, front and back cover creation and more. The Editorial Evaluation is usually reserved for the authors reference, but in this case I'd like to share some of it with you.

"The content of this poetry is strong. The greatest strength of this poetry is the author's ability to take different points of view. She writes poetry where the narrator is a man, a woman, old, young, dead, and alive (as well as other points of view). This supports the author's "theme" of allowing the reader to view life from a different perspective.

The topics covered are far ranging. There are religious poems, love poems, angry poems, as well as poems that make commentary on the nature of social structure...the short stories were very strong as well. The reviewer was surprised at how different they were from each other! This created interest, as the reader wants to keep reading to see what the time, place and theme will be in the next one.

Not every poem appealed to this reviewer, nor did every short story. But some of the poems and some of the short stories really moved the reviewer. This is likely to be the case with most readers of this book."

The iUniverse editor then goes on to highlight specific pieces such as Cream of the Crop and My Undead Lover. When choosing a poem that was representative of the collection as a whole, the reviewer highlighted Dangerous Baby Girl. This is what they had to say about it:

"(Dangerous Baby Girl) was chosen for the critique because it really moved the reviewer. It exemplifies one of the poems that makes a comment on society. This poem was written from the point of view of a child molester, and helps the reader to clearly see the dynamic interplay between parental responsibility and the distorted thinking of a molester. This is really brilliant poetry. "

In terms of their overall impression of the book, the iUniverse editor said:

"Overall, I liked this book. The poems were varied and interesting, and some of them were emotionally moving. The same can be said for the short stories.

As mentioned, the greatest strength in your writing is your ability to see inside the minds and hearts of other people, and then to write about it in their point of view. I don't think I've seen this technique before, and I like it a lot. It enables the reader to get a variety of perspectives on the topics covered in the book...you have the talent to effectively use words to convey emotion and thought ...congratulations on this work. It's something to be proud of."

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