BOOK
SIGNING
February
27, 2012
I will
be signing copies of my debut novel, Kedzie: Saint Helena Island Slave (FairView News, paperback,
$16.95), at Fiction Addiction Bookstore in Greenville, SC on Thursday, April 12 (12:00-2:00
pm).
KEDZIE
is an historical fiction that has taken ten years to write. I hope to have a
companion novel out in the summer. My interest in Southern history dates back
to my childhood in rural South Carolina where my father farmed cotton with the
help of black farmhands who were descendants of slaves and still struggling to
make their way as free men and women.
My love
of antebellum diaries has given me material from which I’ve based the
characters and events of Kedzie. The central character of this story, but for her ability
to read, could have been any one of thousands of young slave girls in the years
leading up to the war. However her expereinces set her apart, which enables her
to more effectively fight the shackles of slavery. Hers is a story of not just
survival, but of prevailing over hardships.
If you
can’t make the signing, you can reserve a personalized copy of Kedzie by
contacting Fiction Addiction in advance at 864-675-0540 or at info@fiction-addiction.com.
ABOUT
FICTION ADDICTION - Fiction Addiction is a local, independent bookstore
established in 2001. The store carries a mixture of new and used fiction and
nonfiction and is located in Greenville at 1020A Woodruff Road.
No comments:
Post a Comment