We Don't Say Goodbye | a novel by Anne Elwick

Welcome to my website

My first novel was released in 2006. It is a contemporary romance that I originally wrote as a screenplay several years ago, then rewrote as a novel. I'm retired now, and currently at work on my next novel. I have a wonderful group of critics which includes my husband, three daughters and five grandchildren.

I've always loved to read, and often tell my children and grandchildren that I have traveled around the globe on the pages of books. That is almost the truth. My husband and I have spent several summer vacations visiting the locations as described in some of my favorite books or films. For instance, we followed the trail of the journey from Lonesome Dove to Montana, stopping off in Ogallala, and Miles City. We traveled from Winterset, Iowa out across the countryside and photographed The Bridges of Madison County. And from Fort Hays, we traveled up into the Dakotas and into Montana, where Dances With Wolves was depicted.

One of my favorite photographs is a "vintage" photo of the two of us dressed as Wyatt Earp and his mistress, taken in Tombstone, of course. And our visit to the great northwest did actually find us Sleepless in Seattle. (It doesn't get dark out there until VERY late in the summer.)

I hope that you will read and enjoy my book. I have stood in the locations that I describe, and they are breathtakingly beautiful. I hope that I found the words to convey that. The characters in my book are imaginary, and the story is not based on anyone that I know, but fervently wish that I did. I grew to love each of them as I guided them through their lives. When the book was finished it really was hard to say goodbye.