The Buzz
July 26, 2021
“Terrible writer. Needs a substantial edit.”
Beau Buffington
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June 9, 2021
Silver Medalist in the 25th Annual Independent Publisher Book Awards for Publisher/Author/Book Website: melissaannfischer.com
Independent Publisher . . . Read More
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May 29, 2021
“Fascinating. Wonderful depiction of life in Ghana’s gold mining area.”
Tina Schaefer
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April 29, 2021
“One of the most powerful books I have ever read.”
Tyler Huff
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February 19, 2021
“A great work of fiction with a realistic portrayal of a working civil engineer.”
Ben Walpole, Taking a 'novel' approach to civil engineering
Civil Engineering Source . . . Read More
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February 12, 2021
“Magnificent story set in post-British-colonial Africa. . . . The writing is effortless . . .”
Randall Sutherland
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July 3, 2020
“The symbolic transcending of gender . . . provide[s] [an] optimistic pointer towards the possibility of a transcendence of inter-cultural conflicts.”
Gillian Stead Eilersen . . . Read More
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April 27, 2020
“A cross between Michener and Isak Dinesen . . .”
Rick Anderson
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March 22, 2020
“Lehmann . . . [is] a delightful, complicated character . . .”
Kirkus Reviews . . . Read More
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March 20, 2020
Multicultural Fiction Finalist in the 22nd Annual Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards.
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February 26, 2020
“Profound . . .”
Southern Literary Review . . . Read More
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December 27, 2019
“I found the intellect of the author refreshing . . .”
NetGalley Review . . . Read More
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December 19, 2019
“A stellar example [of a fictionalized memoir].”
D. W. Jefferson
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December 7, 2019
“Fischer pens a remarkable story . . .”
Uncaged Book Reviews
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December 6, 2019
“This [book] broke my heart so many times. I loved it.”
The Book Lover’s Boudoir . . . Read More
November 25, 2019
“A brief conversation could not convey the depth of what had been a profound experience.”
Employee Spotlight
The Pipeline . . . Read More
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November 21, 2019
“‘I wanted to portray the complexity and diversity of contemporary Ghanaian society . . .'”
The African . . . Read More
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November 20, 2019
“Great read .”
Cristie Underwood
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November 14, 2019
"I am particularly in awe of authors who are able to . . . weave in topical issues such as gender fluidity. We need more diverse characters in our novels like Louisa Lehmann . . .”
Hasty Book List . . . Read More
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November 5, 2019
“This is a novel of the intellect, where Fischer grapples with the meaning of our shared colonial history and how far our responsibility as global citizens extends.”
Gabriel Brandt
Peace Corps Volunteer, Ghana, 1992-94;
Professor of Chemistry, Franklin & Marshall College
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November 5, 2019
“Melissa Fischer conveys in poetry what cannot be truthfully expressed in prose. It made me sad to reach the end. I will certainly read it again.”
W. E. Abraham
Author of The Mind of Africa and He Dwells Among Us
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November 5, 2019
“The Advocacy does not 'other' anyone. It is masterful in this way.”
Madeleine Mader
Peace Corps Country Director, Ghana, 2004-07
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November 5, 2019
“Melissa Fischer celebrates in precise and brilliant prose the steadfast and innovative heart of the engineer – harnessing technology in service to humanity; yet, with equal clarity and sincerity, Fischer mourns the tragedy of engineers complicit in the destruction of the environment and the concomitant desecration of the human spirit.”
Dr. Karl Longley, PE
Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, California State University, Fresno;
Chair, California Central Valley Water Quality Control Board
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November 5, 2019
“This novel reveals the ambiguity, the mystery, and ultimately the reward of embracing a new culture while holding on to the core of your being.”
Erin Baker
Peace Corps Volunteer, Ghana, 1992-94;
Professor of Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Peace Corps Country
Director, Ghana, 2004-07
Peace Corps Volunteer, Ghana, 1992-94;
Peace Corps Volunteer, Ghana, 1992-94;
Professor of Chemistry, Franklin & Marshall College
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