|
2002 Season
 Joan got the "writers bug" after writing a self-help book on women living in sexless marriages. Although her agent told her that nonfiction writers could not switch to fiction, Joan was determined to prove him wrong. She took classes, joined writers' groups and read Writers Digest. Today she lives with her husband about 20 minutes from Asheville, NC.
Celibate Wives: Breaking the Silence (1991)
The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love (2000 - 2002)
The Gardens of Covington (2001)
From the Heart of Covington (2002)
From the Heart of Covington
published by Thomas Dunne Books
Chapter 1, pages 1-7
In the Blink of an Eye
Butterflies drank deeply from the faces of red salvia and purple verbena in Hannah's garden. Along the edges of the stream, vibrant orange daylilies bobbed and waved in a brisk summer breeze. Across the road from the ladies' farmhouse, open fields were dappled with George Maxwell's dairy cows. With a light heart and an all's-wells-with-the-world feeling, Grace noted all this as she drove slowly down Cove Road and turned into the driveway of the home she shared with Hannah and Amelia. Immediately her mood changed.
Continued...
|
