Joan Foor

Broschiertes Buch

A Marked Woman

Beschreibung

A Marked Woman, is based on a true story of a husband's betrayal. It takes place in central Pennsylvania when Naomi Bryar awakens in a mental institution. Trapped behind closed doors her attempt to escape fails. She fights back as attendants force a strait jacket over her head, pull her arms tight across her chest and drag her to a padded cell. Exhausted she lay helpless on the matted floor. Sobbing till her voice is but a whisper she recalls her early years during the 1929 Depression, the happy times raising her two children in the Pennsylvania woods, and the difficulties World War II brought about during her 23 years of marriage. Naomi did her best to follow her religious up-bringing. There were many twists and turns during her 43 years of life, but what did she do so wrong that landed her here? ¿ In Joan Foor's gripping novel, A Marked Woman, we relive a time in recent history when a philadering husband could commit his wife to a life of torture, a time when mis-diagnosis was rampant and straight jackets and shock therapy were accepted medical "treatments." We share a daughter and son's frustration, knowing the truth about their father's mistress, yet unable to rescue their mother. The story grabs and does not let go, and the charming 1940's romance of the fated couple only makes the outcome more painful. A haunting, unforgettable must read.--Kathryn Jordan, Author of Hot Water, Gladys and Capone, In The Time of Apricots, and The Sins of Esther Mary. "The author has poured out her heart in this gut-wrenching story based on her mother's tortured life."-Cynda Thomas, author of He Came From The Sky, Hell of A Ride, and new release The WASP and the HORNET.

Autor

Joan Foor, MN, RN graduated from UCLA's Nurse Practitioner Program. She worked for Kaiser Permanente for over 30 years beginning in Pediatrics at Kaiser, Sunset Boulevard Hospital, Hollywood, CA. She held positions in Nursing and Patient Education and served as Clinic Administrator at The Antelope Valley, Kaiser, Medical Offices. In retirement she taught at California State University, Bakersfield, and Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, CA. She enlisted in the U.S. Army during Viet Nam.She continued her career in the U.S. Army Reserve Nurse Corps 26 more years retiring as Lt. Colonel. After completing graduate writing courses in fiction and non-fiction she published her first book, Homeward Journey, (I Universe), 2003 and co-authored two children's books It's Tough Growing Up, 1st edition (Tate Publishing), 2009 and 2nd edition (Creative House Kids Press), 2011. She's a member of The Palm Springs Writer's Guild, Military Officer's Association, and Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, USA. She loves writing, tap dancing, golf, gardening, and traveling. She maintains her pool property near Palm Springs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Foor Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 383g
• ISBN-13: 9781634521062
• ISBN-10: 1634521064
• Artikelnr.: 42021472