Auteur: Sydney Avey

Sydney Avey writes about ordinary people who muster faith and courage to step over uncertainty and continue the journey. Her novels invite compassion for the stumbles of the past and offer hope for the future, if only a glimmer.Sydney Avey is the author of The Sheep Walker »s Daughter, The Lyre and the Lambs and The Trials of Nellie Belle, in which she tells the story of the great grandmother she never knew. Reputed to be the first female court reporter in the Pacific Northwest, she left a legacy of short stories about life in the West during the progressive era, where justice was swift and common sense overruled.Avey »s poetry, short stories and articles have appeared in Foliate Oak, Forge, American Athenaeum, Unstrung, Blue Guitar Magazine, Ruminate and MTL Magazine. She has a degree in English from the University of California, Berkeley and has studied at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival as well as many other conferences and seminars.Fans describe her writing as having « an artist »s gift for using strong visual language, and a counselor »s gift for describing the conditions of her characters » hearts,  » with an « impeccable grasp of structure, pacing and character development » that « paint(s) a lovely word picture. »Avey has an artist »s gift for using strong visual language, and a counselor »s gift for describing the conditions of her characters » hearts. – Jan, goodreadsI found Avey »s descriptions delightful and not contrived – clear, real, and vivid – Susan, GoodreadsSydney Avey »s impeccable grasp of structure, pacing and character development is what separates The Sheep Walker »s Daughter from the average debut novel. – Calder Lowe, GoodreadsThe 60″s were a time of change in America . Sydney Avery is able to capture that change and spill it out onto the pages of her novel. – Karen, GoodreadsIt left me satisfied with a good wrap up. I hope to see more work from Sydney Avey – Heather, GoodreadsI thoroughly enjoy this author »s use of colorful and descriptive language.- Shari, GoodreadsI found myself rereading passages just to hear the way the words blended together to paint a wonderful word picture. Sydney Avey has a real gift for creating such wonderful imagery with her words. Avey is gifted in her ability to take many plot lines and weave them together into a wonderful story. – Shari, GoodreadsSeries – It was a fascinating book and I was sorry to finish it. However the story continues into the 1960″s in The Lyre And The Lambs – so pick up both books, and settle down for a nostalgic read! – Julia, Goodreads I highly recommend these novels.- The Rt. Rev. Douglas B. Weiss