Oh boy! My 4th novel is coming out on October 1st. It’s a YA coming of age story that came to me in 2009, just after President Barack Obama came into power and had to set the U.S.A. on the right track from the recession we were in. It started when I went to feed the three horses we had on our property. After that, I was going to take a shower and go have coffee and a chat with a writer friend of mine, then drive an hour west of our house to another friend’s birthday party.
But! When I got to the barn and opened the back door to let the horses in for their breakfast, only Rippy and Strike came in. Vig continued to stand facing the wire fencing without even trying to move. Turns out he had gotten both front hooves caught on two strands of the wire, which was trying to cut off the front part of his hooves.
Try as I might, I couldn’t get his hooves unstuck. I called his owner to come help me get free. This meant clipping the two strands so that we could slide them out from between his hooves and shoes. Bless his heart, Vig stood stock still, putting as much weight on his hindquarters as he could. I had fed him his grain while I was waiting.
Well, horses done, I realized I wouldn’t have time for a shower, but could change out of my barn clothes and head off for my coffee time with my friend.
As I’m driving along feeling sorry for myself, I’m listening to the news, which is telling me that President Obama has inherited the economic mess called THE GREAT RECESSION. And I’m thinking you know what, Sarah, you haven’t a worry at all. And then I realize that this is the premise for a coming-of-age book about a teen-aged girl full of righteous indignation that her day isn’t going well.
Ayesha Gardiner’s day is not going as planned, and she is feeling put upon. But as the day goes on, she discovers she has little to whine about. Follow along as she learns what real troubles are like and how she can deal with the problems that come her way.
The book will be out on October 1st from Cushing Publishing, https://www.cushingpublishing.com/, also Sarah’s webpage, https://sarahmauryswan.com, and Next Chapter Books & Art in downtown New Bern, 320 S. Front Street. https://thenextchapternc.com.
Hope all has been well with you who read my posts and I’m sorry to have been so long in posting something for you to read.
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dear Sarah, it is so good to read your blog after all this time. I am happy. Your new book is coming out October 1. Congratulations..
Thanks, Joan. How are things with you?