Doris Wilbur

Broschiertes Buch

Checkers on the Hill

Beschreibung

It is 1968 during a decade that has been labelled one of the most turbulent in history. The headlines are bold with many social and political movements happening including the Women's Rights Movement, the Viet Nam War, Freedom Marches, segregation in our schools, and so on. There is a gas shortage, and businesses are shutting down. Our president, John Kennedy, had been assassinated just a few years earlier, and people were still coping with that and wondering if our leaders are safe now. In this novel, author Doris Wilbur, immerses her characters into those true-life events. Samuel and Josie with their two young children must relocate to Washington, D.C. It is an exciting change from their quiet, predictable life in the country. Washington is a vibrant, international city full of possibilities. Both are soon on career paths to a higher standard of living but without realizing it, they are residents in a laboratory for protests, change, danger, violence, and deception. Both Samuel and Josie must learn to work with others that have outspoken beliefs they have never been exposed to. Rules and norms are different, and they must learn how to adapt to survive. Josie uncovers secrets at her work and struggles with an Oath of Silence. The secret affects thousands of lives including those of her own family. Her life is in danger again when protests turn into violence. Samuel and Josie must make tough choices or be pulled deeper into the chaos they do not want. What would you have done?

Autor

Doris Wilbur lives in rural New York and writes historical fiction infused with nature and the outdoors as characters face challenges in their lives and choices they must make to be successful. Doris spent much of her career as a commercial artist and award-winning watercolorist. She was a public-school art teacher but has always been a writer. She has worked for newspapers, advertising agencies, school systems, and her own graphic design business. She and her husband Jerry raised five children and have lived in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Florida. She has worked in Washington, DC; Orlando, and Syracuse, as well as enjoying the rural life. She graduated summa cum laude from Mansfield University where she studied creative writing, botany, and art education. She and her husband currently live at a private lake surrounded by the woods and nature she loves, where she continues to teach and write.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Milford House Press
• Seitenzahl: 156
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 237g
• ISBN-13: 9798888190333
• Artikelnr.: 67303902