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Christa Allan

NEW RELEASE: SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE

OCTOBER 11, 2016

A true Southern woman who knows that any cook worth her gumbo always starts with a roux and who never wears white after Labor Day,Christa writes stories with heart, humor and hope. Her novels include: Walking on Broken Glass, Threads of Hope, The Edge of Grace, Test of Faith, All They Want for Christmas.

Christa's essays have been published in The Ultimate Teacher, Cup of Comfort, Chicken Soup for the Coffee Lovers Soul and Chicken Soup for the Divorced Soul. Christa is the mother of five, a grandmother of three, and a recently retired teacher of high school English. She and her husband Ken live in New Orleans.


“at points in our lives, we have to choose the hills we’re willing to die on.”
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“Recovering Leah knows fear stands for false expectations appearing real.”
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“It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”
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“Well, if you’re a real alcoholic, then where are you stashing it? That's what real alcoholics do, right? Hide bottles?”
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