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Mary L. Hamilton

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Author Mary L. Hamilton grew up at a youth camp in southeastern Wisconsin, much like the setting for her Rustic Knoll Bible Camp series. Her experiences during twenty years of living at the camp, as well as people she knew there, inspired many of the events and situations in her novels.
Mary began her writing career with articles for inspirational magazines and church take-home papers. She also wrote a Christmas play entitled Homespun Angel before she turned to writing novels.
Mary also writes adult mystery/suspense novels under the pen name M L Hamilton.
Although a native of Wisconsin, Mary has lived most of her adult life in Texas where she met and married her husband and raised three children. But while her feet may be in Texas, a large par
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What Treasures Will Your Kids Throw Out When You’re Gone?

Dig deep into my treasure chest–the plastic crate where I keep my personal memorabilia–and you’ll find a baseball. It was a gift from an older guy I had a crush on when I was 12.

The following summer when I was 13, he and my big brother played in a local baseball league. He invited me to their last game to watch him pitch. He allowed only one hit and they won the game. The next day, before leaving

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Worthless Treasures by Mary L Hamilton
"In Worthless Treasures, Mary Hamilton delivers a sincere story about the beauty found in broken things—and broken people. It's a moving exploration of complicated relationships, buried regrets, and the unexpected joy that comes from seeing value wher" Read more of this review »
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A captivating debut novel that will certainly appeal to anyone who has struggled with panic or anxiety attacks.
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"I cried multiple times while reading this novel by Mary Hamilton. I didn't expect that. She's written her characters as so real, so relatable, so human that I felt all the feelings they were experiencing.

Powerful story about what is truly important a" Read more of this review »
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"Anyone who has ever wrestled with the many overwhelming emotions of caring for an elderly loved one will relate to the heroine in this well-written, moving novel. In Worthless Treasures by Mary L. Hamilton, Di feels rejected by her pack-rat mom who l" Read more of this review »
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"It's amazing how the subject of clutter and hoarding can become a heartfelt novel about family and true worth that tugs at your emotions and absorbs you in a page-turning story. It's very relatable; most of us have dealt with either our own clutter o" Read more of this review »
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I love the historical inspiration for this story. Well-written and kept my interest, though I have some questions. I'm not sure I completely understood everything, especially the "villain's" motivation. And I'm left wondering why the map was hidden w ...more
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“I do not write to escape the world, but to untangle and understand it.
from Lady Jayne Disappears by Joanna Davidson Politano”
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