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I gave the attendant, a woman with a lovely English accent, Kris\u2019 library card, she searched her files, found a book and then gave it to us, closing up the window\u2026 but Kris said immediately, \u201cThis isn\u2019t the book I meant to pick up but an even more recent order.\u201d So we buzzed the attendant to inform her of the story.<\/p>\n

Kris said, \u201cThe book I thought I was picking up is called A Woman Called<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, a title that struck an unusually familiar note with me. The attendant struggled finding the book, but found it, and as she grabbed it I saw the cover, leaned over to Kris and said, \u201cDear, I wrote the Foreword to Sara Barton\u2019s book \u2026 we\u2019ve got a copy at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wow, we laughed. Kris told me, after just beginning the book, the Introduction to this book is good \u2026 and your foreword is good too!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"