As
we once again approach our national Thanksgiving holiday, considering what to
be thankful for seems particularly appropriate.
First
and foremost, I treasured my husband and the many years we shared. I am
thankful for my children and my grandchildren. I value good health. I also
appreciate the fact that I am able to write full-time.
My husband, Monte, encouraged me to write work that would be meaningful and significant. I thought long and hard about how to fulfill that suggestion. Two of my works are uniquely suited for Thanksgiving reads.
My
novella THE BURNING was published by Annurlunda Enterprises. The Burning is based on a play I wrote
which won the Playhouse 22 Playwrights Award and was performed on stage. I decided to approach it in another
genre.
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THE BURNING is faction, part fact, but also fiction, about what happens to a family in Pennsylvania as the result of a coal fire burning under the town. Members of the Ferris family face his or her personal hell, barely coming through it alive, forced to acknowledge painful truths and deal with issues of faith. It’s based on real events that occurred in Centralia. Unfortunately, such problems continue to plague coal-mining communities in different places. Climate change is a very serious problem causing all sorts of environmental problems. And there are no easy answers.
My
latest novel, HEART OF WISDOM, was published by Level Best Books in September. Part
I of HEART OF WISDOM is historical family saga featuring an immigrant family,
husband, wife and four daughters, during the years 1920 through 1946 as they
face the challenges of surviving life, love and loss in Newark, New Jersey.
Part II is mainly Sora’s story, youngest daughter of the family, and develops
as a mystery in which her husband is accused of a crime he did not commit. Sora
with the help of a local lawyer is determined to prove Eli innocent. Some
members of her family rally to lend support.
https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Wisdom-Jacqueline-Seewald-ebook/dp/B0C8BRFM86/
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1144049440
Heart of Wisdom eBook
by Jacqueline Seewald - EPUB Book | Rakuten Kobo United States
Heart of Wisdom on Apple Books
Both
HEART OF WISDOM and THE BURNING are available in print and all e-book formats
from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple, etc.
What are you thankful for? Your health, your accomplishments, family, friends? Your thoughts and comments welcome!
Sincerely appreciate your writing on the plight of coal miners in Pennsylvania and my native West Virginia. The book really hit at home and I’m glad somebody is writing about us. I strongly recommend the book and look forward to reading more of your writing on the topic of disenfranchised Workers of the Earth.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for taking the time to read and comment.
DeleteThe Burning is a great book. I look forward to reading Heart of Wisdom. I am thankful for you, Jacquie, and your work!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your kind words and am thankful for them.
DeleteJacqueline, I too am thankful for the support of my husband and the opportunity to write books that have meaning to me. Your book, The Burning, sounds like something I would love to read. One more book for my TBR pile. Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteMaris,
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you as well!
Yes, we have much to be thankful for as writers. Happy Thanksgiving, Jacquie.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you as well, and to fellow readers of this blog.
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