The first time I had a book published was back in 1994 with THE CRYPTIC CLUE, the first of 8 books in my Heather Reed Mystery Series. I’ll never forget the sheer joy that I experienced when the first, preview, copy arrived at my door. There was my book, MY book, in living color for all the world to read. Since then, I’ve had 17 other titles published, but the feeling of seeing each one in print for the first time never ceases to be an occasion to celebrate. It’s a little like having a baby, but without all the pain!
A few days ago, my 18th book showed up on my doorstep, and joy swept through me again. It’s called THEN COMES MARRIAGE? and in it I take a look at what American family life is like today. Then I go back to the country’s beginnings to examine what families and marriages were like for our ancestors. It was an interesting book to research, and I learned a great deal about how other people conducted their relationships. For example, it amazed me that in 1950, actress Ingrid Bergman was censured by the US Senate for having an adulterous affair that led to a pregnancy. Can you imagine anything like that happening today? I certainly can’t.
Naturally, I couldn’t write a book without using my sense of humor, so there are fun anecdotes in addition to the serious side.
I hope that you’ll order a copy of THEN COMES MARRIAGE?
Then Comes Marriage? by Rebecca Price Janney
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