In a story about the lives of the wacky residents of Prairie Springs, and the impact of some new, big city arrivals, hypocrisy is exposed and deep secrets are uncovered, revealing extraordinary coincidences and long overdue truths in a read that's difficult to put down. "Each character has an interesting story to live out, a lesson to teach, and most importantly, lessons to learn. You will laugh out loud and you will also feel what is is like to be hurt."
I hated to read as a child, which really irritated my mother, who was a reading specialist. I preferred to be outside playing. And for years, I didn't know I enjoyed reading. It's still hard for me to sit still, which is partially why it took me seven years to write Prairie Springs, but when I moved to New York City and had the comfort of riding the subways to and from my destinations, it afforded me the perfect opportunity to pick up a book. Lucky for me, a friend handed me Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City, and I loved it. I was grateful it was a series, because I continued reading for the next few months and grew quite attached to the characters he had created. When the series ended, I recalled my favorite moments and characters and wondered how the premise would be if everything were reversed. In other words, instead of the Mary Ann Singleton character going from the small town to the big city of San Francisco, how would life be different moving to the small town? The change that ensues with the arrival of my character, Anna Aron, to the small town of Prairie Springs has little to do with a change in herself and more to do with the change in everyone she comes in contact with. Her big city, open-minded attitude about life invited confidences, creating a new circle of friends. This alteration--the new circle--results in a secret coming out in the town that leads to a shocking ending.
I sat out to write this book with one mission in mind: How can I write a novel to make people stop judging others? One of my favorite contacts by a reader was, "I cannot see people the same way after reading your book. It makes you think twice before judging." At that point, I knew I had succeeded. Life was good--or at least a little bit better. One person at a time.
A special note to my fans: I have started the sequel. It's far from finished, but I guarantee it to be good.
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