Patricia Bossano's “Love & Homegrown Magic” wins First Place in the Philosophical Fiction category, and Second Place in the Magical Realism and Coming of Age categories.
"Sometimes insight only comes with hindsight. Do not leave an untold story inside you. Tell your story and, more than likely, another story will evolve." –Patricia Daly-Lipe
"Love & Homegrown Magic is a truly beautiful and heartwarming story. Author Patricia Bossano has created a strong, powerful, and determined female lead character in Maggie; one who frustrates with her unwavering conservative values and yet also delights and evokes smiles and warmth from the depth of her love and her willingness to always consult with and interact with the magical and whimsical forces that surround us at all times."
As it often happens, the vision becomes clearer as the story unfolds. In the case of “Daughters of the Bride” the tale soon became an exercise in ancestral cleansing, and by the time the first draft was finished, the official, true title emerged as well, Love & Homegrown Magic.
With the Blue Moon comes a spell Sewn from stardust and tradition. Let it touch your heart and Come into the enchanted garden of Love & Homegrown Magic
Folk Magic is, as ever, the magic of the people and as such, it lends itself to customization. My new novel, Love & Homegrown Magic, offers its own brand of it.
