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Jina Bacarr
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I love rainy days in museums

Sisters of the Resistance
Sisters at War
Orphans of Berlin
Lost Girl in Paris
Runaway Girl Titanic love story
Her Lost Love
Resistance Girl
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Today is December 7th...

Read Kitty's letter to her sister here:

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Pink Hibiscus: An Army Nurse’s letter to her sister on December 7, 1941
—————–  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii December 7, 1941 7:30 a.m. Dear Peggy, I’m bustin’ with news to tell you, little sister. I only have a few minutes before my shift…
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December 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Pink Hibiscus: An Army Nurse’s letter to her sister on December 7, 1941
—————–  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii December 7, 1941 7:30 a.m. Dear Peggy, I’m bustin’ with news to tell you, little sister. I only have a few minutes before my shift a…
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December 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Pink Hibiscus: An Army Nurse’s letter to her sister on December 7, 1941

Paris was occupied in 1941 -- meet French cinema star Sylvie Martone in THE RESISTANCE GIRL and find out how she fought the Nazis. And meet parfumier Angéline de Cadieux who joined the Resistance in THE LOST GIRL IN PARIS THE…
Pink Hibiscus: An Army Nurse’s letter to her sister on December 7, 1941
Paris was occupied in 1941 -- meet French cinema star Sylvie Martone in THE RESISTANCE GIRL and find out how she fought the Nazis. And meet parfumier Angéline de Cadieux who joined the Resistance in THE LOST GIRL IN PARIS THE ORPHANS OF BERLIN -- Philly debutante sets out to save the three Jewish Landau Sisters in Berlin from the Nazi regime.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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One more illo for the road...
for #NationalIllustrationDay

see my previous 3 posts for more illos

I found this drawing stuck in my old French textbook...
it has a 'circus' feeling -- apropos since I'm working on book 2 of my Paris WW2 'under the big top' The Stolen Children of War series
Avante-garde girl in high boots, short mini dress with billowy sleeves, braiding, background filled with stars, stripes, and polka dots with a circus-y feel
November 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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number 3 of my old illos I did back in the day for #NationalIllustrationDay

Had fascinating experiences that inspired billionaire rom com novel

waiting to hear back on submission while I write my next Paris WW2 circus novel

I love designing the costumes in my story for my circus queen heroines
November 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Here's a 2nd sample of my work before I got my first writing job for #NationalIllustrationDay
love those pink sleeves!

my experiences in design inspired a rom com billionaire novel I wrote... submitted m/s... keep you posted!
country girl festival costume -- big pink sleeves, white skirt with ruffles, green wide brim hat -- pink and green give the feeling of a 'fantasy' costume
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Before I got my first writing job for travel publication in Beverly Hills I studied design... worked on costumes.

Here's a sample of my work for #NationalIllustrationDay

I'll post more later
my experiences in design inspired a rom com billionaire story I wrote... submitted m/s... keep you posted!
November 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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A day of #Thanksgiving with memories past tugging my heart
I swear Mom's in the kitchen right now cooking up dinner and my dad is hugging her around the waist, telling her what a fabulous cook she is... and asking, when's dinner?
TY to my readers!
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November 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving to my readers… the best ever! Yes, that’s my cartoon self dressed as a pilgrim

A day of thanks that warms my heart with memories of #Thanksgiving past with the yummy smells of turkey and gravy like Mom used to make. Stuffing to die for and pumpkin pie filled with cinnamon spice.…
Happy Thanksgiving to my readers… the best ever! Yes, that’s my cartoon self dressed as a pilgrim
A day of thanks that warms my heart with memories of #Thanksgiving past with the yummy smells of turkey and gravy like Mom used to make. Stuffing to die for and pumpkin pie filled with cinnamon spice. I swear she's in the kitchen right now cooking up dinner... and my dad is hugging her around the waist, telling her what a fabulous cook she is...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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UK Audiobook listeners
XigXag fab audiobooks co that offers 'affordable price w/out a subscription' has Sisters At War
'Listen for Less Audio Promotion' til Nov 30 Paris WW2
2 sisters at war w/the Nazis and each other
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November 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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A meeting of the minds…. my dad and me go ‘head to head’ back in the day before I had pigtails

The latest 'moment from my childhood' from my ongoing series of posts about how precious childhood is and how during the war so many children Jewish and Roma had their childhood stolen from them… Never…
A meeting of the minds…. my dad and me go ‘head to head’ back in the day before I had pigtails
The latest 'moment from my childhood' from my ongoing series of posts about how precious childhood is and how during the war so many children Jewish and Roma had their childhood stolen from them… Never forget these children when you hug yours. ================== My dad and me… he loved to read and traveled extensively and read history books to me every night.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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My posts how precious childhood is
during the war children Jewish and Roma had their childhood stolen fr them
Never forget these children when you hug yours
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My dad read history books 2 me
No wonder I write historical novels
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November 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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I wrote abt how precious childhood is
how during the war so many children Jewish and Roma had their childhood stolen from them
Never forget these children when you hug yours
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I posted photo of me at 7 in my communion dress
I found the dress & veil!
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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I’m excited my Paris WW2 novel ‘Sisters At War’ is on promotion this Nov at Kobo Audiobooks #Historicalfiction UK, ANZ, US, IE & Canada

The story is a sensitive one: violence against women in wartime told through the eyes of the Beaufort Sisters
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November 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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A little girl in a white communion dress for #NationalChildsDay @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social
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November 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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A little girl in a white communion dress for #NationalChildsDay

I was seven when I put on this lacy white dress for my First Communion and oblivious to the ways of the world. All I knew was I had a loving mom and dad, a doting Irish grandmother who made the best mashed potato pancakes, another…
A little girl in a white communion dress for #NationalChildsDay
I was seven when I put on this lacy white dress for my First Communion and oblivious to the ways of the world. All I knew was I had a loving mom and dad, a doting Irish grandmother who made the best mashed potato pancakes, another grandmother who wore pearls and furs and danced in places where I wasn't allowed, and soft pretezels every day at St Vincent's during recess.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Mom always said I was her little 'princess'
she made me the most beautiful princess costume!

So for #NationalPrincessDay here I am in this blue taffeta princess ensemble, tiara and all. I shall treasure this memory always...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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It’s #NationalPrincesDay and what my Irish grandmother told me…

According to my grandmother with the lilting Irish tongue, my mom was the spitting image of her grandmother... a titled English lass who ran away and married an Irish rogue. It's the stuff fairy tales are made of... Mom always said I…
It’s #NationalPrincesDay and what my Irish grandmother told me…
According to my grandmother with the lilting Irish tongue, my mom was the spitting image of her grandmother... a titled English lass who ran away and married an Irish rogue. It's the stuff fairy tales are made of... Mom always said I was her little 'princess' and true or not, she made me the most beautiful princess costume! So for…
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November 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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It's #NationalFastFoodDay and me wearing white gloves to eat a hot dog. I was six. jinabacarr.wordpress.com/2025/11/16/i...

my new post for #NationalFastFoodDay

yes, wearing white gloves
eating a hot dog
check out the post!

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It’s #NationalFastFoodDay and me wearing white gloves to eat a hot dog. I was six.
Oh, the stuff you find in the back of your closet when you’re looking for old film to use for videos. Yes, it’s me eating a hot dog at a Philly circus wearing white gloves! I was six. C…
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November 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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It’s #NationalFastFoodDay and me wearing white gloves to eat a hot dog. I was six.

Oh, the stuff you find in the back of your closet when you're looking for old film to use for videos. Yes, it's me eating a hot dog at a Philly circus wearing white gloves! I was six. Can you believe? And that hat…
It’s #NationalFastFoodDay and me wearing white gloves to eat a hot dog. I was six.
Oh, the stuff you find in the back of your closet when you're looking for old film to use for videos. Yes, it's me eating a hot dog at a Philly circus wearing white gloves! I was six. Can you believe? And that hat to match my coat. Amazing fashion coordination I had for that age. (Truth be told, it was my mom's doing--she was a model and knew her way around a fancy chapeau.)
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November 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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How I turned my old home movies into a ‘circus film’ for my new Boldwood Books release ‘The Stolen Children of War’

It wasn't easy syncing up the old flim clips... enjoy! =================== Posted by Jina Bacarr Pub Day is always exciting… the moment when the hard work and all-night writing…
How I turned my old home movies into a ‘circus film’ for my new Boldwood Books release ‘The Stolen Children of War’
It wasn't easy syncing up the old flim clips... enjoy! =================== Posted by Jina Bacarr Pub Day is always exciting… the moment when the hard work and all-night writing sessions come together and with the help of Team Boldwood, from editorial to marketing, your ‘baby’ is now out into the world. It’s also terrifying. Will readers like it? Be moved?
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November 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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‘The Stolen Children of War’, Boldwood-orange roses, and a baby elephant

Gorgeous Boldwood-orange roses for Publication Day for ‘The Stolen Children of War’ Thank you, Team Boldwood! Paris 1943 Lia di Montieri, Queen of the Trapeze in Le Cirque Casini and the two Jewish children she swore to their…
‘The Stolen Children of War’, Boldwood-orange roses, and a baby elephant
Gorgeous Boldwood-orange roses for Publication Day for ‘The Stolen Children of War’ Thank you, Team Boldwood! Paris 1943 Lia di Montieri, Queen of the Trapeze in Le Cirque Casini and the two Jewish children she swore to their maman she'd protect from the Nazis. A story of courage & survival… and motherhood Meet Bébé the baby elephant in my TikTok video!
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November 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Boldwood-orange roses 4 Pub Day
The Stolen Children of War
Thank you Team Boldwood
Paris 1943 Cirque Casini
Meet Bébé baby elephant
Story of courage & survival & motherhood
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Publication day flowers for The Stolen Children of War and meet the cutest baby elephant #womensfiction #historicalfiction #historytok #historicalbooklover @Boldwood Books
TikTok video by Jina Bacarr Historical Author♥
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November 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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My ‘A Slice of Orange post’ about mothers and their children and WW2 and the Holocaust — it’s a post I don’t want you to miss…

You know me... the one with the fast quip, funny line, I even put on clown makeup to make a video about my new release about a wartime circus in Occupied Paris. But the…
My ‘A Slice of Orange post’ about mothers and their children and WW2 and the Holocaust — it’s a post I don’t want you to miss…
You know me... the one with the fast quip, funny line, I even put on clown makeup to make a video about my new release about a wartime circus in Occupied Paris. But the story of mothers and their children and how they were stolen from them by the Nazis hit me in the gut. So I wrote how I felt for my monthly post at A Slice of Orange.net (a talented group of romance authors I've known for years).
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November 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Veterans Day, me, and an old coffee pot

Thank you to our servicemen & women on this #VeteransDay I'm proud to have been part of the US Army Service Club organization in Italy.I shall never forget the holiday turkeys I made, cookies, even fruitcake for the troops, hot cocoa on Christmas Eve. And…
Veterans Day, me, and an old coffee pot
Thank you to our servicemen & women on this #VeteransDay I'm proud to have been part of the US Army Service Club organization in Italy.I shall never forget the holiday turkeys I made, cookies, even fruitcake for the troops, hot cocoa on Christmas Eve. And coffee every night in the big ole service club aluminum coffee pot (with Maria's help!)
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November 12, 2025 at 3:08 AM