The winner of the first-round Historical category, therefore, is The Nesting Dolls by Cynthia Rogers Parks has been chosen as first winner in Historical Fiction category in Novel Journey contest.
Novel Journey's Out of the Slushpile Contest has selected TheNesting Dolls by Cynthia Rogers Parks as its first winner in the category of Historical Fiction. Initially set in Shanghai, China, weeks after the end of the Japanese occupation of the city during WWII, Nesting Dolls traces the story of four generations of women who lose their daughters to war and social upheaval.
Judges unanimously chose the selection from The Nesting Dolls, saying that although the chapter didn't being with an immediate, attention-grabbing hood, the mature, classic writing style, exotic but sympathetic protagonist, and vivid historical detail combined to pull the reader into the story quickly.
Parks' first novel, Houses, was released in November 2009.
A novel about a family during World War II, set on the homefront in Springield, Mass., and in the South Pacific. The book focuses on four characters and how their lives were affected and changed during the war years.
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