The book fair where creativity meets the future, London Book Fair, opened its doors last March 11-13, 2025, in Olympia, London. Drawing around 30,000 attendees, this year’s London Book Fair showcased the vibrant world of publishing and creative content, marking a significant milestone in the industry. The fair not only maintained its impressive attendance figures but also celebrated a 10-percent boost in rights-center table sales compared to 2024.
Citi of Books is proud to have been part of this prestigious event, representing the incredible works of our talented authors in stand 7B94. In our assigned booth, a range of books—from fiction to nonfiction—would be on exhibit. A book included in the gallery was The Call of the Mourning Doves: Meeting God in Reality” by Mary Kathy Gray.
Mary Kathy Gray was born in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1969, Mary Kathy and her family moved to Arkansas where they operated a commercial poultry and cattle farm. Today, her sons, Larry and Michael live near her home in Dardanelle, Arkansas. In 2017, she became Mary Gray-Sand, marrying Duane Sand who has a son, David.
She was trained as a classical pianist while attending colleges in Texas and Arkansas. Today, her business career has led to helping older citizens with their Medicare Insurance as an Independent Agent. In 1986, Mary Kathy felt led by God to write expressions of His love through poetry, scripture studies, prayers, short stories, novellas, novels, and inspirational articles. She is contributing to the author in six books
“The Call of the Mourning Doves: Meeting God in Reality” is an expression of knowing God and developing relationship and fellowship with Him. On these pages, you will come to know the author and the struggles she experienced that brought forth the knowledge, wisdom, and guidance to achieve the relationship she has with God-a relationship you may be longing for.
Throughout this spiritual book, God’s great miracles are shown. How He protects us from Satan, saves our lives from illness, ease our worries, and heals our shattered hearts. He meticulously planned how every creation from miniscule to massive supports life, each for the other.
This book aims for its readers to know that our selfless God is concerned about our needs. He hears our silent cries and our heart’s deep desires. If you made a bad decision, cry your frustrations into His shoulder. He is our guide in this complicated journey of life. God wants His created beings to achieve a plane of faith so high that they can reach Him on His spiritual plane. He wants to connect with us through spiritual intimacy.
In this book, you can learn from your own existence and experiences how to become a holy and communicative entity who is energized by the power of the Holy Spirit to meet with God in reality.