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Thanks for visiting this web site to learn more about Liz and her work in the world as an author, teacher, and spiritual director.
Liz grew up in Staten Island, NY, the setting for her new novel The Last Brass Ring. Since leaving the Island, she has lived and worked in six other states. She currently divides her time between western North Carolina and Jalisco, Mexico, where her husband, Matt Alspaugh, is pastor of the Lake Chapala UU Fellowship. Before she retired, she divided her time between work as a business communicator for corporate and nonprofit clients, volunteer work for literary, church, and community nonprofits, and various literary pursuits from poems to plays to novels.
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Liz grew up in Staten Island, NY, the setting for her new novel The Last Brass Ring. Since leaving the Island, she has lived and worked in six other states. She currently divides her time between western North Carolina and Jalisco, Mexico, where her husband, Matt Alspaugh, is pastor of the Lake Chapala UU Fellowship. Before she retired, she divided her time between work as a business communicator for corporate and nonprofit clients, volunteer work for literary, church, and community nonprofits, and various literary pursuits from poems to plays to novels.
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The Last Brass Ring
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Lilli Whitaker didn’t expect to spend the summer before her senior year living on Staten Island with her notoriously difficult great aunt Stella. Her one refuge is a summer job at a run-down amusement park where a vintage carousel is being restored. For Lilli, 1989 becomes a summer of discovery that leads to romance, new friendships, and a long-hidden family secret. "The Last Brass Ring is a coming-of-age story with so much heart you will think about Lilli and her triumph of courage long after you close the book.” --Shannon Baker, author, Kate Fox mystery series. "Get ready to be swept away in this mesmerizing novel filled with nostalgia and heartwarming revelations.” -- Christopher Barzak, author, Wonders of the Invisible World Read more about the book and how to order it. Exciting News! The Last Brass Ring is a Finalist in the 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards New Young Adult Fiction (17 and up) category |