In her historical fiction novel The Man from Burnt Island, author Wendy Thomson weaves the family story into the tapestry of Detroit's rich history during the Great Depression, Prohibition, World War II, and the booming automotive industry starting in the 1950s and beyond.
It was a tough life for the Scottish Sharp family at the turn of the twentieth century. Coal miners, they were exempt from the World War I draft. Frank, the fourth of five sons, was the only one that went off to war. Luckily, he survived the trenches, only to return to poor job prospects and poorer wages. When most of the family sailed across the Atlantic in search of a better life, Frank stayed behind for a while... for a little too long, it so happened.
What Frank sacrifices to achieve material and career success takes its toll on his family and personal life. After all is said and done, this is the saga of a determined and ambitious man who was hell-bent on leaving his poverty-stricken past behind.
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All April episodes sponsored by Doc Chavent, The Lowell Ledger, author Jen Rinaldi
Nikki Mitchell’s Nightshade Forest
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Author Kathryn Den Houter pens psychological thriller ’Prison Shadows’
J. Walitalo ’Woodburnings’ Highlights from the First Five Years
T.J.London pens prequel ’Man of War’
How to survive NaNoWriMo 50k word challenge ending up with a rough draft of a novel
Author Ash Bishop pens Intergalactic Exterminators, Inc.
Author Franklin Wilson pens Hearts of Fire, fantasy novel
Author Mark Love pens The Wayward Path
Lowell author Gladys Fletcher pens memoir My Garden of Stones
Diane Burton pens Rescuing Mara’s Father
Author Patricia Kiyono pens Monogatari Mischief as part of anthology
Author Emma Palova pens The Lost Town, a historical fiction novel
Author Mackenzie Flohr pens The Rite of Wands
Victor Volkman publishes U.P. Reader Volume 6
Authors’ Alley at Lakeshore Art Festival in Muskegon set for June 25th and 26th
Author Deborah Frontiera pens Superior Tapestry
Author Kristoffer Gair pens The Beautiful Moment
Authors’ Tent at Palmer Park Art Fair in Detroit presents variety of genres on June 4 & 5
Author Jon Stott pens Summers at the Lake
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