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Dancing on Mars ( published by All Things That Matter Press)—is available for Nook at Barnes and Noble online and at Amazon in paperback, Kindle, and audio. To check out reviews or order your own version: http://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Mars-Lucinda-Shirley/product-reviews/0985006617/ref=sr_1_1_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1


One reader says, "Dancing on Mars is a genre-bender, mixing interview, memoir and original poems. It's a feast, not an appetizer!"

Here's how author Cassie Premo Steele describes it: "They say 'the truth shall set you free,' and here it is: a truth-telling memoir about growing up in the small-town, segregated South—politics, sex and religion; relationship, marriage and motherhood; loss, healing, feminism and enlightenment; and the bare beauty of a life by the water's edge. . . ."

There are also some fascinating insights from other women on the subject of living married and single lifestyles— and a sprinkling of original poems to amplify relevant prose.

One reviewer says, "This is EveryWoman's book—every age, every experience. You will laugh, cry and learn through this fascinating, honest and courageous journey to one woman's truth, but you won't put it down." A few wise men have enjoyed it and learned more about women.

You'll find a book trailer here and photos from the hometown in Dancing on Mars. I'll be posting comments and sharing book reviews, writing about themes presented in the book, and sometimes commenting on the events of the day. Humor will be in the mix; it's a high-value aspect of my life.

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Writers need readers almost as much as we need oxygen, so major thanks for being here. I'll be happy to hear from you!

Lucinda

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Sunday Morning Book Talk

I was excited to see twenty favorable reviews for Dancing on Mars at Amazon.  Okay, one was written by a cousin (who discloses the relationship),  and I do know some of the people who posted - but not all.  No blackmail or bribery involved!  Here's a link if you'd like to check out what they had to say. http://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Mars-Lucinda-Shirley/product-reviews/0985006617/ref=sr_1_1_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

More feedback is coming from men who are reading/have read the book.  A busy doctor e-mailed to say he has little time to read for pleasure, but wanted me to know he's savoring my book!  Feedback from one fellow (a relative) was that he believes I stand a good chance of going to hell — based on  my spiritual journey described in "Hundreds of Ways to Kneel."  Not sure whether to think of that as a favorable or unfavorable comment about my work.   I had fun penning a four-liner after he predicted my fate in the hereafter:

                                               I’m going to burn in Hell you say,
                                               Not believing the same as you.
                                               You know so well what’s in store for me,
                                                I’m delighted to have no clue!

A woman whose family has been friends with mine since early childhood wrote just after reading the "Notes from a Recovering Victorian" part of the book.  She clearly remembered something her mother told her when she was a little girl; what she shared brings me closer to solving one of the mysteries that has haunted me all my life.  I talk about it in the book.

Seems Dancing on Mars has taken on a life of its own now.  Y'all stand by.  No telling what I'll learn next! 




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