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Susan Tigert’s New Novel Follows Three Women Bound by Secrets in 1963 New York
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Author Susan Tigert has released "The Silence of Friends," a historical novel set in 1963 New York City that follows three women whose lives intersect at the fictional Astoria Regent Hotel. The book is published through Christian Faith Publishing.
The story centers on Hannah, a hotel hostess trying to find her footing in unfamiliar surroundings; Leah, a society wife whose polished exterior masks a loveless marriage; and Rebecca, who has entered high society through a wealthy lover only to find that the arrangement endangers her safety and future. The novel draws inspiration from the biblical figures of the same names as its protagonists, and the novel uses their stories to explore themes of silence, abuse, and the courage required to speak out.
As the women’s friendship develops, the narrative follows them toward supporting Haven House, a refuge for women in crisis, turning what the publisher describes as personal hardship into an effort to help others. A secret carried for decades eventually complicates their bond, according to the book’s description.
"Friendship can be an extraordinary gift, especially during life’s most difficult seasons," Tigert said in a statement accompanying the release. "Through Hannah, Leah, and Rebecca’s journey, the novel explores the strength women discover in one another and the courage required to speak up, listen, and stand beside someone who needs support."
The publisher positions the novel as a spiritually grounded look at resilience and loyalty, framed around questions it says remain relevant six decades after its 1960s setting: what it means to stand by someone in crisis, and how being heard and believed can help a person move forward.
"The Silence of Friends" is available through Amazon, Apple Books, Google Play, Barnes & Noble, and participating booksellers.
Studio CarryOnHarry notes that faith-based fiction built around themes of abuse and survivor support occupies a crowded but steady market, and a novel’s success in that space tends to rest on how specifically it handles its subject rather than on the premise alone.
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Dawn E. Scaff has published a new poetry collection, "God Is Always Near," through Christian Faith Publishing. The book, released this year, gathers verses that emerged during her daily routine, including quiet mornings, times of worship, and moments of pause between activities.
Scaff’s path to the page runs through several decades. She immigrated to the United States from England in 1986 with her parents and brothers, served in the U.S. Air Force from 1991 to 1998, and now lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where she is a mother to one adult daughter and active in prayer ministry within her church community.
"These poems represent conversations between my soul and my Savior," Scaff said in a statement announcing the book. "I pray they become a companion to readers during their own spiritual journeys, pointing them always toward the God who is never far away."
The collection is built around a single throughline: that no one walks alone, regardless of circumstance. According to the publisher’s description, the poems are intended to offer comfort and encouragement by locating the presence of God in overlooked, everyday moments rather than in dramatic or extraordinary ones.
"God Is Always Near" is available in paperback and digital formats through major retailers, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, and the Apple iTunes Store, as well as through Christian Faith Publishing’s own site.
For Studio CarryOnHarry, what stands out here is the book’s premise itself: devotional poetry built from the unremarkable hours of a life, rather than its peak moments, which is a quieter pitch than most faith-based releases make.
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Anna Andrews has written "Expelled," a book based on her family’s experience with school bullying, published through Christian Faith Publishing. The book centers on Andrews’s youngest daughter, Emma, who the book says was targeted by persistent bullying starting at age eleven, with teachers dismissing the family’s requests for intervention.
The book recounts how Emma’s response to persistent bullying resulted in her expulsion and transfer to an alternative school serving students with behavioral challenges. The book follows her time there, where, per the announcement, she encounters other students with their own difficult histories, and traces what happens when she later attempts to return to mainstream school and finds that rumors and judgment follow her into the classroom.
Andrews describes the book as drawn from her family’s own experience. "This book needed to be written," she said in the announcement. "So many families are suffering in silence while schools fail to take meaningful action. I hope our story gives voice to those who feel unheard and shines a light on the urgent need for real change." The publisher positions the book as examining institutional indifference through the perspectives of Emma, her family members, and her parents.
"Expelled" is available in bookstores and through Apple Books, Amazon, Google Play, and Barnes & Noble.
Stories like Andrews’s surface periodically in the wider conversation about how schools handle bullying complaints — including cases where students facing discipline say the underlying problem was bullying that administrators failed to address. For Studio CarryOnHarry, the recurring pattern in these accounts, of families feeling unheard until a crisis forces the issue, is the more interesting story than any single book.
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