Alzheimer's and other dementias run in my family. It tells the tale of a woman who develops a fantasy life to cope with her husband's descent into dementia. It's a story about secrets and how they can disintegrate a family. The fictional story emerged as I struggled to understand why my sister died the way she did. TWO SISTERS was inspired by my own sister, Diane, who passed away in 2010. Thank you!!īoth LEFT and TWO SISTERS are personal novels for me. Goodreads helped me open up to WRITING in new genres, too. Seven Young Adult novels (HarperCollins), one bestselling mainstream book (TWO SISTERS) an historical novel called THE WOMAN IN THE PHOTO (William Morrow) and the upcoming love story, LEFT (Morrow). Professionally, I'm the author of ten novels. When I smother her with kisses she literally rolls her doggy eyes. We share our home with the lovely Lucy, a Catahoula rescue dog who, frankly, isn't that into us. On a personal note, I am married to the man of my dreams. As in life, when you open up, the world opens with you. There are good Sci-fi novels, right? Historical? To my delight, I've found that to be true. That said, I joined Goodreads because I'd become a genre snob. You know that feeling? Like, wow, how did she think of that phrasing? I like to read writers who inspire me to read their sentences over and over just for the joy of it. Where I was meant to be all along.Īt the risk of sounding bigheaded, I love GOOD books. Now, I live in the blessed shade of skyscrapers. My youth was filled with sunburns and other red-faced events. Though an Okie by birth, I grew up in Southern California in the era of baby oil tans.

The Serious Kiss by Mary Hogan