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Patricia Hester, who grew up in Pennsylvania, presents her debut coming-of-age novel, Whispers from the Ashes, semi-finalist in both the 2005 James Jones First Novel Fellowship and the 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Patricia, a Registered Nurse and freelance writer, lives in Washington State. Her short story "The Light of Life" placed first in Nursing2009's annual story contest.