The Promise [Kindle Edition]

Joan Robinson-Blumit (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Growing up in the 50s, College in the 60s, Working in the 70s

Before cell phones, land lines, answering machines and letters served as communication links ...

Before political correctness, male bosses addressed women as “honey” and “babe” ...

Before administrative assistants, bosses had girl fridays and secretaries ...

Before personal computers, IBM systems filled entire rooms ...

Before abuse became an acknowledged social ill ...

A young woman’s survival and recovery

Comprehensive look at the horse racing industry in the 1970s.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 625 KB
• Publisher: Rowan Press, Inc. (June 9, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0055DDI6A
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #486,015 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Joan K. Robinson (Blumit) has a Bachelor's degree in English from Illinois State University and has kept a journal since childhood. She started high school in 1962 and graduated from college in 1970. Then she was single during the swinging 70s. Many of the stories in her novels come from experiencing the sweeping changes and events that occurred during the 2 decades.

She has written 8 novels and has been published in national magazines such as "Sage Woman" and "Pan Gaia" among many others. A grandmother, who is semi-retired from an accounting practice, she has had a lifelong love of the written word and books.