In their sixties, Claire Parsons and Eli Mueller are about to experience a life-changing event. Before we revisit with today's author, I want to announce that the winner of the signed copy of Cedar Creek Seasons, featuring Cynthia Ruchti's Maybe Us, is:
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Now let's visit with novelist Eileen Key, author of Silvery Summer (in the Cedar Creek Seasons novella collection), Barbour, September 2012. You may notice this is the same collection we just gave away this morning. Now you have a second chance to win a signed copy!
Eileen Key retired after teaching school for thirty years. She is a freelance writer and editor, with two mysteries and three novellas published.Mother of three, grandmother of three, Eileen resides in San Antonio, Texas, where she is an active member of Grace Community Church.
Please tell us five random things we might not know about you.
--I have owned library cards in eight different cities.
--I co-wrote my first fiction book in fourth grade, The Littlest Fir Tree. It was a hit with our teacher!
--At a women’s retreat, I ate so many fresh strawberries I puffed up like the Pillsbury Doughboy; I had to go to the ER!
--As a kid, I rode on several cattle drives, ate out of a Chuckwagon and slept under the stars. Day one was great fun, day two, not so much. That’s when you’re really saddle sore.
--My daughter raised sheep in FFA, and I can handle a pair of shears with the best of them. I nicknamed her first two animals Barbecue and Grilled.
Well, you certainly do sound like a Texas gal in those last two items, Eileen!
Please tell us a bit more about the plot of Silvery Summer.
Claire Parsons returns to her hometown and comes face-to-face with the man who crushed her dreams. Eli Mueller hopes his lifelong dream is about to come true.What is it about Claire that will make your readers care about her?
If you’ve ever been lied to, you’ll sympathize with Claire. While in Cedarburg, Claire struggles to keep bitterness from rearing its ugly head.
If you were the casting director for the film version of your novel, who would play your lead roles?
Judi Dench and . . .
Paul Newman, but alas, he’s passed away. Alas is right. But we often use faces from the past in the answers to this one. Speaking of films, which novel would you like to see brought to film?
My Heart Remembers, by Kim Vogel Sawyer. It’s a unique tale of an historical event new to me!
What is the last novel you read that you would recommend?
I’m an avid reader, so the answer to this question is fluid. A recent book I’ve read which I’d recommend is To Love and to Cherish by Kelly Irvin. An Amish tale of wounded hearts. Kelly has such strong characters and action-packed words.
What are you working on now?
A romance novel which takes place in my neck of the woods! But I’ve loved my research trips to Wisconsin, so maybe I should rethink my setting!
Where else can readers find you online?
www.eileenkey.com
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Finally, what question would you like to ask my readers?
Have you ever reconnected with someone from your past that’s had a real impact on you?
Thank you, Eileen, for visiting with us and telling us about your novel. Readers, Eileen has offered to give a signed copy of her book to the winner of our drawing on Thursday, September 20. To enter, leave a comment below in answer to Eileen's question, above. "Please enter me" won't get you entered. Leave your email address, in case you win, like so: trish[at]trishperry[dot]com.
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12 comments:
Yes, I have reconnected with someone from my past who had a big impact on my life.
In fact we never lost touch with one another.
Janet
von1janet@gmail.com
no not someone that I've lost touch with
ABreading4fun [at] gmail [dot] com
I reconnected with our Pastor and Wife we had when we lived in Arizona. My daughter was just a baby then and she will be 32 in November. I was thankful to see the church we helped establish was still going strong.
jrs362 at hotmail dot com
I reconnected with a girl that I went to grade school andhigh school with. It was so wonderful to catch up and to remember what a good friend she had been to me. I spent a lot of time with her and her family over those years and they showed me so much about love of family and love of God.
I have had this experience several times over the past few years especially because of FB.
This sounds like a good read.
kimberlyj503(at)gmail(dot)com
I've tried to leave this comment six times now those codes are impossible to read. If this time doesn't work I give up.
Janet, Squires, Mary Ellen and Kimberly, thanks for visiting the blog. Reconnecting by FB has been great fun for me too!
I reconnected with an old grammar and high school friend, and, as it turns out, she now lives a block away! How lucky is that?
Susan c.
Scoster1@comcast.net
I have never reconnected with someone from the past who I lost contact with.
CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com
Yes, my friend from 10th grade I had lost contact with since we were in our young 20s. We met when we were 15. Her mother babysat my youngest brother. I flew to spend a week with her! It was like we'd never been apart! We reconnected through our high school reunion follow-ups with addresses. I sent her a card with my photo attached of two girls on opposite sides of the card connected with a string attached to cans. I wrote, "YooHoo, I'm here, are you there?" like we did on our can telephones.
Certainly was before all the security at the airport. I had a knife I peeled my apple with between return flights. It also was my very first flight connection alone where I had to change planes. So good spending time together again! Kathleen
lanehillhouse[at]centurylink[dot]net
I lost touch with one of my college friends for ten years. We ran into one another at the store about a year ago. She had two year old and was pregnant. I also had a two year old and pregnant. Now we get together at least once a week!
Campbellamyd at gmail dot com
I reconnected with a good and respected man from my time in Wyo. when he came to TX. to visit my family after many years. It meant a lot to me for he had helped my girls go to a Christian school, and in other ways. He was a great man and passed away 2 years ago. Also, I finally got to visit a church and school friend from the 50's. We hadn't seen each other since 1952. It was like we had never been apart. And, 2 others I found through email and a reunion. Please enter me for this book. Maxie ( mac262@me.com )
I have reconnected with several from my past...some were a great experience, while others were not but I must add that those that were not a great experience were definitely a necessary thing for me to deal with...they either answered questions or helped me to understand a part of my life that was long ago... My past is just that...but I believe it is also a valid part of who I am today and where I am in life...
thank you for this opportunity
Sonja
lilsis1952@hotmail.com
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