https://laurageraghtybooks.com/about daily 0.75 2026-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f26341421f5bc76aa81336c/1620153075755-4PRXC2J9AD9PIVE7DX54/image0.jpeg About - Meet Laura Laura Geraghty was born and raised in Connecticut, where her love of reading and writing began at an early age. She wrote her first book when she was just four years old, dictating to her mother what she wanted written on each page. Her love of writing continued into her teen and early adult years, creating works of poetry and short stories. Now with a daughter of her own, she focuses on reading and writing stories about strong women. Laura is a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association, International Women’s Writing Guild, and the Historical Novel Society. She’s an avid reader who loves sharing her favorite books on Instagram, so pop over and give her a follow HERE. When she’s not working, you can find Laura hiking, biking, and spending time outdoors…always with a camera in her hand. https://laurageraghtybooks.com/home-page daily 1.0 2026-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f26341421f5bc76aa81336c/1618258260763-4J86SI20JLDRM9CMG2NV/Author+logo+block+style.png Home https://laurageraghtybooks.com/books daily 0.75 2026-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f26341421f5bc76aa81336c/f7e678ee-0421-449b-a00e-e7cd21e0afab/Miles+Between+Us+cover+art2.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f26341421f5bc76aa81336c/1626987863402-H5C1PW0TZ0SZ0S4MGFFV/unsplash-image-DsdWpMU998U.jpg Books - Where We Are Broken by Laura Geraghty Agent: Esther Newberg, ICM Where We Are Broken follows ten-year-old Basil Kane over the span of five years against the backdrop of rural 1960s West Virginia. Born into poverty to a neglectful single mother struggling with addiction and her own demons, Basil lives a lonely, destitute life, wondering if there is something more for her out there. When an elderly Black woman named Miss Celia moves into her poor neighborhood known as the “hollers”, they are drawn together by longing: Miss Celia for the family she lost and Basil for the family she never had. Soon they develop an unlikely friendship that challenges their close-minded community during the heart of the civil rights movement. Inspired by real Appalachian women who led the fight for social justice, Miss Celia shows Basil how to stand up for herself as she navigates a world determined to break her. Torn between loving and hating her mother, Basil is forced to make an impossible decision in order to have a chance at a better life. It is a heart-wrenching story that sheds light on what it felt like to live and breathe the crippling conditions of poverty and racism during the 1960s. Through extraordinary hardships and a life-altering discovery, Basil learns to fight for what she believes in, as well as the important lessons of love, loss, and the art of perseverance. https://laurageraghtybooks.com/contact daily 0.75 2023-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f26341421f5bc76aa81336c/1625811527209-S8DAS2OJ01PV7D0KARXN/unsplash-image-iF3nn-mXkU8.jpg Contact - let’s keep in touch You can find Laura here: Facebook Instagram - Most active here. Come follow me! Goodreads Twitter For updates and author information, please subscribe to the email list below. Agent: Esther Newberg, ICM Partners https://laurageraghtybooks.com/quotes-1 daily 0.75 2026-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f26341421f5bc76aa81336c/1777411187149-X23LDCUXH1HZ8GCMZ34A/unsplash-image-zMRLZh40kms.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1755104761375-XV498JLYCKC6HYYVMMY4/imgg-demo-ewtBxNR1.png