Forgotten Flowers: A Novel of Redemption and Second Love Contributor(s): Sullivan, Michael J. (Author), Gordon, Jackson (Editor), Raeghan, Rebstock (Other) |
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ISBN: 0996475591 ISBN-13: 9780996475594 Publisher: Publish Authority OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Romance - Contemporary - Fiction | Romance - Clean & Wholesome |
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.71 lbs) 242 pages |
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Publisher Description: With his wife's memory lost due to a traumatic brain injury, Daniel Kilgore volunteered at Magnolia Garden, an assisted living facility, hoping he could learn how to resurrect his wife's fading memories. He was drawn to three residents, Delores Samuels, Mary Hillman, and Sandra Cotton. Why were they placed there, only to be forgotten? Daniel knew they had lives that deserved to be remembered. Mary's husband, George, Sandra's son, Jim, and Delores's son Fred would endure their own emotional epiphany causing them to go to the Gardens for atonement. Would it be in time? His wife's caretaker, Dr. Jane Lincoln, would expose Kilgore's own emotional confliction between his past and their future. He would struggle with the memories of his past and the chance to make new memories.
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Contributor Bio(s): Sullivan, Michael J.: - The author was born May 1, 1945. He was raised in El Cerrito, California. He attended Saint Mary's College in Moraga, California, graduating in 1968 with a BA in Psychology. Following college, he enlisted in the US Army. He was assigned to an artillery unit in Korea. Following his discharge, Mr. Sullivan attended San Francisco State University and received his teaching credential in Special Education. After several years in this field, Mr. Sullivan went to work for the California Department of Correction in 1984, eventually retiring in 2007 as an Associate Warden. He and his wife, Virginia, reside in Sonora, California. Between the two, they have four children and seven grandchildren. Mr. Sullivan describes his writing efforts as a literary evolution. "It is a challenge to make characters become alive and to describe scenes with such imagery that the reader becomes connected with the story." He has been a member of the Sonora Writer's Group since 2013. Michael Sullivan retired from the California Department of Corrections in 2007 as an Associate Warden. He began his career as a teacher at Sierra Conservation Center before becoming a Correctional Officer. He had assignments at Sierra Conservation Center in Jamestown, California, Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy, California and California State Prison Los Angeles California in Lancaster, California. In 1969, he enlisted in the US Army serving in Korea. He later served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves. He resides in Sonora, California with his wife, Virginia. He is a member of the Sonora's Writers Group.Gordon, Jackson: - Gordon Jackson, Editor Publish Authority PO Box 4015 Newport Beach, CA 92661 gordon@publishauthority.com |