Book Launch of THE RUBBER FENCE
It’s official! The day has arrived for my book launch of THE RUBBER FENCE online. It’s now on sale on Amazon and will be available at other booksellers in time.
Inspired by my work on a psychiatric ward in 1972, it covers a time when feminism was being born, shock treatment was still in full swing, and the wards were full of depressed women, alcoholic men, teenagers, and the psychotic.
The story follows a young and married psychiatric intern, Dr. Joanna Bereza, who wants it all – a good marriage, a fabulous career, and a family. It’s a tall order in 1972. When she’s assigned two patients, one an old woman who’s been zapped too many times and a young mother who’s become mute after giving birth, she pulls out all stops to keep them from getting electro-convulsive therapy. She becomes so obsessed with their treatment, she risks not only her career but her marriage. It doesn’t help that one of her fellow interns looks and acts more like a hip rock star than an aspiring doctor.
MY FIRST REVIEW
I am beyond thrilled, as my first review is FIVE STARS *****. Now I know that my book may not appeal to all. Books are like that. So, I fully expect there will be a range. But what I am especially thrilled about is the fact that my first reviewer, an independent reviewer found on Kindle Reviews, was unbeknownst to me, a chaplain on a psychiatric ward. Since THE RUBBER FENCE, was inspired by my work on a psych. ward in 1972, it’s nice to get a review that underlines what I’ve written.
REVIEW EXCERPT
David Burnett of Kindle Book Review said: “One of my highest compliments for a book is to be able to say that I continued to think about the story after closing the book for the last time. This was true of The Rubber Fence. The writing is excellent and I highly recommend the book.
I hope you get a chance to read his full review. Thanks for stopping by. Any comments are always welcome.
That’s a terrific review, and so nice that it’s tied in by an insider. congratulations. I can’t wait until its available in paperback!
Thanks, Jo-Anne. Love the review too. As for the paperback, I can’t wait either. Between all this medical stuff and my wanting to do those last minute tweaks, well, it got delayed. Oh well. It’ll come out when it comes out.
Congratulations on the launch and review! May you and husband get some relief for all shoulders. I have no idea what Pickle ball might be.
Thanks, Jo. It’s been exciting.
Yes, we both want relief. Rob’s is worse than mine. Pickleball is a cross between tennis and table tennis. It’s played with a plastic ball with holes in it and a paddle. It became a popular game with snowbirds in the American south. And now it’s the fastest growing raquet sport in North America. It’s being taught in elementary schools. A lovely game but the players can get pretty aggressive! 🙂
Congrats! I look forward to reading this one!
Thank you, dear Julia. This labour of love took forever. It was actually my first book. So glad to finally put it out in the world.
Congratulations on the release of The Rubber Fence. Sorry it’s marred with some physical problems. I hope you both find relief shortly. Our bodies do get in the way sometimes!!! I feel your pain.
Best wishes for a successful launch!
Thanks, Brenda for all your tremendous support. It’s all good. You get to a point in life where you realize you can’t fight the river, so just flow with it. It’ll take me and my novel where it does.
Congratulations, Diana! I’m not at all surprised at your first fabulous review. As you know, I am currently reading The Rubber Fence and am enjoying it immensely. I look forward to adding my review soon. So thrilled for you:-)
Thanks, Karen. Looking forward to your review. 🙂
Hi Diana. Congratulations on the launch and review of The Rubber Fence! I just ordered my print copy from Amazon and look forward to reading it.
Ah, thank you Bryan. Sweet of you. It’s quite different from A Cry From The Deep. I can’t help re-inventing what I do every time I write. This one in particular took forever to get out. I almost succeeded in polishing off the shine. Enjoy, though one reader said it was “distressingly realistic”. I’ll look forward to your thoughts.