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Sillan Pace Brown Books

Portland, Oregon

Praise for

Love of Finished Years

"A wonderfully satisfying read."

—Chanticleer Reviews

“What a truly wonderful story! I’ve read it three times, and with each reading I find myself caring about the fabulous characters and their lives even more.”

—P.J. Alderman, New York Times Bestselling Author

“From the riveting opening that takes place in NYC’s Lower East Side’s sweatshops until its gripping conclusion, this enthralling novel vividly portrays the desperate times of German immigrants landing at Ellis Island in 1905 in search of a better life.  A timely read ... it illuminates the issues that we are experiencing a century later...Phillips reminds us that love, light, and perseverance can help us find a way to overcome almost any obstacle."  

—Chanticleer Reviews

“I do hope the author has a sequel in the works...a beautiful novel that is set in a fascinating time in our nation’s history.”—-Linda S., Boulder, Colorado

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Grand Prize Winner of the

Chanticleer Book Awards

Sillan Pace Brown Publishing

An imprint of Sillan Pace Brown Group, Inc.

Portland, Oregon

www.SillanPaceBrown.com

First Edition, ISBN-13: 978-1-64058-011-4

ISBN-10: 1-64058-011-5

1. Historical Fiction 2. World War One - fiction

3. 20th Century NYC – fiction 4. Women’s Suffrage

5. German Immigrants – fiction

Published in the United States of America by

Sillan Pace Brown Publishing, a member of Sillan Pace Brown Group (USA), Inc., 2018

Copyright © 2017 by Gregory Erich Phillips

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This is a work of fiction. Names of characters, places, and incidents either the product of the author’s imagi­nation or used factiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Love of Finished Years

A Novel

Gregory Erich Phillips

Part I

Come to me in the silence of the night;

Come in the speaking silence of a dream;

Come with soft rounded cheeks and eyes as bright

As sunlight on a stream;

Come back in tears,

O memory, hope, love of finished years.

—“Echo,” Christina Rossetti