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Brenda K. Massman
author
Reviews
"This strong debut novel is a rallying cry to embrace each moment, to participate in community life without surrendering what makes us open-hearted individuals."
— Leslie Schultz, author of Still Life with Poppies: Elegies
"Yet, Here We Are weaves a gorgeous, heart-wrenching, and very real tale of love and resilience in a fascinating historical time."
— Dianne C. Braley, author of The Silence in Sound, winner of the 2022 The New York Big Book Award.
"With tenderness and eloquence, Massman explores how the secrets we keep—from our communities, from our families, and from ourselves—shape us forever."
— Kaethe Schwehn, author of The Rending and the Nest
Brenda K. Massman
Brenda K. Massman grew up in the charming "driftless" community of Decorah, IA, and earned her BA in English from the University of Illinois. She worked for several years as an award-winning magazine writer & editor before penning her first novel, Yet, Here We Are.
Brenda now resides in southeast Minnesota with her husband, Theodore. She continues to write novels with a midcentury flair and an emphasis on female protagonists and environmental issues of the time.
Photo Credit — Lisa Mathre Photography
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