Bøger af Marilyn Hope Lake

Forced to extremes in order to escape women's accepted societal roles, the protagonists in this short story collection-the women of one midwestern river town family-overcome hardship and heartbreak, pain and pressure, in order to burst the bonds that hold them and bring forth a better future for their daughters and sons. Their struggles comprise a panorama of women's issues that span the twentieth century: social injustice, sexism, discrimination, and racism. These ordinary women experienced it all, and the unique ways in which they dealt with these issues illustrate a past we should all hope to leave behind.What Reviewers are Saying:Set in Illinois and Missouri river towns and cities from the early to late twentieth century, these plainspoken stories resurrect the past in all its glorious particulars, without sanctifying or sentimentalizing a mixed heritage of familial love and abuse. It's all here: romance, rape, domestic violence, segregation, integration, the sexual revolution, political upheaval, and each generation's backlash against the excesses of the last. Our Mothers' Ghosts revolves around two archetypal sisters, and Lake takes great relish in revealing the dark impulses of the golden girl Helen and the disruptive innocence of the black sheep Boots. Amid the palpable pleasures of the book's rich historical detail, there is always the shock of something blunt and honest and new.-Trudy Lewis, author of The Empire Rolls Marilyn Hope Lake's work is very impressive. Lake's tender prose transports the reader to an earlier, yet not-so-simple time, that reminds us of our past and guides us to a more hopeful future. Her stories have an effect you may have seen in a classic film, beginning with an evocative black and white photograph that suddenly blooms in full, technicolor glory as the narrative springs to life.-Daren Dean, author of Far Beyond the Pale and Black Harvest Our Mothers' Ghosts is a wonderful collection of interconnected short stories that gains in complexity with each story, creating a rich portrait of work and women in twentieth-century America.-Steve Wiegenstein, Author, Scattered Lights, Slant of Light, This Old World, and The Language of Trees

A deeply devout Catholic, Anne has written and published numerous poems with religious themes. She also has a strong social conscience evident in her work. Nature, animals, and her family also are subjects of her poetry. Moreover, Anne's poems often leave you chuckling from her endearing wit. The first poem printed in this collection on page 13 is titled "Simplicity." Anne's work takes the most complex of themes and turns them into lyrical, simple lines of poetry that are accessible to persons of all walks of life, status, and education. Anne K. Mart is a poet of and for her time.

Ninety year-old Layton Warn's book is comprised not only of his touching personal memoirs about the attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941, and his subsequent life in the army stateside, but also of his essays written later in life on the many topics that interest this intelligent and well-read man. The book introduces you to a twenty year-old who, during the attack, wonders whether or not he will make it to twenty-one! By the end, you have come to know an elder patriot who discusses in, often humorous and imaginative, easy to understand language, such topics as: war in general; the atomic bomb; Pearl Harbor compared with the September 11, 2001 attack; terrorists; economics; taxes; marriage; tobacco; and beans. You will be surprised by his unique solution to problems like the influx of illegal aliens or global warming. The epilogue describes his 2007 trip back to Hawaii and Pearl Harbor for the 65th Anniversary of the "Attack" and a survivors' reunion. Although was treated like a king and honored for his service, Layton Warn--a quiet, unassuming man--believes, "The way to become a hero is to be present at some great event and live another 50 years." Whether or not you agree with his views, you will be glad you met the man through his writings. Layton Warn, one of the last of the Pearl Harbor survivors, died in January 2012. He is dearly missed by family, friends, and readers. A new book, Nebraska Boy Meets World is in progress, based on his manuscript.

Susanna Wesley was the mother of Charles Wesley who wrote hundreds of Christian hymns and John Wesley who founded the Methodist denomination. This dramatic narrative tells the story of her life. Susanna was a woman before her time. She was an independent thinker; she challenged the establishment time and time again--first as a young woman who discussed theology with noted male theologians in her father's home, then as an adult woman who held "Sunday School" and Christian studies in her home when the local church would not allow a woman to teach in the church. She raised her 19 children, essentially alone, because her husband the Reverend Wesley, spent most of his time in London furthering his career and spending all the income he received as the designated pastor in his village. She was a great Christian woman, teacher, survivor and mother. Might we women of the 21st century follow in her footsteps. This dramatic reading can is designed for simplicity of performance. It can be enhanced;but can be given with minimal costuming and staging. Because the parts are read, actors do not need to have great memories. The reading takes approximately 45 minutes as is. The cover illustration is a watercolor batik painting by the author, Marilyn Hope Lake.