It's Mother's Day in the UK and have I got an old home movie with my mom and me dancing... I was 10
It's Mother's Day in the UK and have I got an old home movie with my mom and me dancing... I was 10
It’s Mother’s Day in the UK!
In celebration of moms everywhere, here is a trip down memory lane with my Irish mom and me showing off our dancing skills…
I was ten.
I based the relationship of Kate Arden and Ma in ‘Her Lost Love’ on my close relationship with my mom. How I wish I could go home like Kate to see her mom again in this WW2 time…
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For #InternationalWomensDay a special sisterhood I will never forget
For #InternationalWomensDay a special sisterhood I will never forget
I write about sisterhood during World War 2 in Paris (Sisters At War), but last weekend I found my own sisterhood at the UC Irvine Homecoming when I spent the day with women alumnae from my graduating class I’d never known when I attended the university.Marianne, Kathy, and Nancy.I’m shy by nature and these 3 alumnae picked me up like a lost kitten and showed me such kindess and friendship, I’m…
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(via Jina's Time Machine for World Book Day and Read Your Way)
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Jina's Time Machine for World Book Day and Read Your Way
For #WorldBookDay2024 I got into my time machine and found this photo of me ‘reading my way’ in the Italian Alps… I had no idea then my experience in Italy would inspire Sisters At War
2 sisters at war with the Nazis and each other
US https://a.co/d/eZ25gZb
UK https://amzn.eu/d/0LEWy2z
The Beaufort Sisters are at war with the Nazis… and each other
‘A must read for anyone’
‘Hard hitting…
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How I lost my car at the UCI Homecoming Festival
How I lost my car at the UCI Homecoming Festival
@jinabacarrauthor I lost my car At University of California Irvine homecoming watch video to see if I found it #UCIHomecoming #ucialumni #booktok #authorlife @Boldwood Books ♬ original sound – Jina Bacarr Historical Author♥
my grand adventure at UCI and my emotional rollercoaster trying to find it…
I was so pleased when A Letter to the Editor I wrote was published in The New York Times.
I…
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(via ‘Sisters At War’ hit #1 in War Fiction Amazon Kindle and thank you New York Times)
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‘Sisters At War’ hit #1 in War Fiction Amazon Kindle and thank you New York Times
I was so pleased when A Letter to the Editor I wrote was published in The New York Times.
I finally had the courage to speak out about sexual violence against women… against me.
My experiences inspired Sisters At War
#1 Best Seller in War Fiction US
#227 Amazon Kindle US
#25 Amazon Kindle Canada
#244 Amazon Kindle UK
#191 Amazon Kindle Australia
now 99 cents/99p
US…
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Meet the ‘Kissing Bandit’ in my short story for Valentine’s Day... otherwise known as my high school kissing disaster
Writers write what we know… even when it’s embarrassing.
Take my first kiss. High school. Drama class. Me, the shy new kid. And a snarky guy with a big ego.
Keep reading….it gets worse.
Valentine’s Day is a time for kissing.
But what if your first kiss was just plain awful?
Meet Riley Murphy. She’s a kissing virgin, waiting for the right guy to come along. Until she joins the Drama Club at…
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My Letter to the Editor in The New York Times re: E. Jean Carroll and my own personal story
So excited to share my Letter to the Editor in The New York Times today! A privilege to be included with a rabbi and a lawyer talking about this landmark case.For me, this is my personal story about date rape…
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(via SISTERS AT WAR is a Kindle Australia Goldbox pick)
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I'm blown away to see SISTERS AT WAR is #21 on the Amazon Australia Best Sellers in Kindle Store
I'm blown away to see SISTERS AT WAR is #21 on the Amazon Australia Best Sellers in Kindle Store
I’m blown away to see SISTERS AT WAR is
#21
on the Amazon Australia Best Sellers in Kindle Store
A story about 2 sisters and how sexual violence during wartime changes their lives
AU https://amzn.asia/d/6fDfTJ9
Thank you to all my readers in Australia. You’re amazing!!
#womensfiction #historicalfiction #bestseller #Paris #worldwar2
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SISTERS AT WAR is a Kindle Australia Goldbox pick
I’m excited to announce SISTERS AT WAR is a Kindle Australia Goldbox pick January 21 2024 in Literature and Fiction! A story about 2 sisters and how sexual violence during wartime (Occupied Paris WW2) changes their lives
This is Book One — I’m writing the sequel SISTERS OF THE RESISTANCE now… there was so much ground to cover with the Beaufort Sisters and the untold story of women becoming…
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‘Sisters At War’ and writing the sequel ‘Sisters of the Resistance’ can be maddening… or why I bought a bunch of Starbucks coffee on sale
‘Sisters At War’ and writing the sequel ‘Sisters of the Resistance’ can be maddening… or why I bought a bunch of Starbucks coffee on sale
The Beaufort Sisters are at war with the Nazis… and each other
LINK below to read my latest Slice of Orange post:
‘Sisters At War’ and writing the sequel ‘Sisters of the Resistance’ can be maddening by Jina Bacarr
US https://a.co/d/eZ25gZb
UK…
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The Last Christmas before the TITANIC sailed... thorugh the eyes of several passengers
The Last Christmas before the TITANIC sailed... thorugh the eyes of several passengers
With the sailing of the Titanic in THE RUNAWAY GIRL upon us, I’ve been wondering what Christmas 1911 was like for my heroine, AVA O’REILLY, and the other Irish emigrants and passengers who would later board the Titanic in April 1912.
I remember a story I read in an Irish newspaper about a letter to Santa written in 1911 by children who hid their wish list in a chimney.
When it was discovered…
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Link to: A Slice of Orange blog: My personal journey to writing Sisters At War and me in a blonde wig...
Link to: A Slice of Orange blog: My personal journey to writing Sisters At War and me in a blonde wig...
LINK BELOW to A Slice of Orange:
https://www.asliceoforange.net/writing-sisters-at-war-my-personal-journey-by-jina-bacarr/
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Sisters At War: https://t.co/bYrynTvs80
The Beaufort Sisters are at war with the Nazis… and each other
‘A must read for anyone’
‘Hard hitting and heart breaking’
‘An absolutely gripping, powerful…
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