Sixteen of us thoroughly enjoyed Cleo
Kocol’s presentation on her new novel, Fitzhugh’s Woman. Cleo read to us
carefully selected parts of her work—just enough to pique our interest,
but not enough to give away the plot. She augmented her reading with
transparencies containing photos of some of the historical characters in
the story, as well as a map of Virginia City where most of the action
takes place.
Cleo’s weaving of a handful of fictional characters—including the
protagonist—into the lives of real people like Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)
is a is a powerful storytelling tool. We in the audience showed our
interest by peppering the author with questions, and some people even
bought copies of the book.
The book, by the way, is available at Amazon.com, where it has a five-star
rating. Check it out!
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Sixteen of us thoroughly enjoyed Cleo
Kocol’s presentation on her new novel, Fitzhugh’s Woman. Cleo read to us
carefully selected parts of her work—just enough to pique our interest,
but not enough to give away the plot. She augmented her reading with
transparencies containing photos of some of the historical characters in
the story, as well as a map of Virginia City where most of the action
takes place.
Cleo’s weaving of a handful of fictional characters—including the
protagonist—into the lives of real people like Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)
is a is a powerful storytelling tool. We in the audience showed our
interest by peppering the author with questions, and some people even
bought copies of the book.