If you all are getting a little tired of me talking about
this book, well, it is finally here! After years of dreaming, rough drafts,
starting over, ditching the whole idea, beginning again one more time, making
it fiction, finally realizing it should be real, here we go.
FROM THE BOOK JACKET:
In 1950,
Myra Yarborough, age six, finds herself transported from rural North Carolina
to the NC State School for the Blind in the state’s capitol of Raleigh. The
family she loves seem far away as there are no phones in her home and a six
week long stretch between visits. As America is changing, the school for the
blind has an archaic feel and the housemothers seem to have stepped right out
of one of Grimm’s fairy tales. Follow the challenges of growing up in an
environment that seems resistant to change. Many people and friends contribute
to Myra’s search for balance between a blind and sighted existence, between
smiles and tears, and between opinions and reality. As you follow Myra’s
growing years, you will get a glimpse of being blind through this perspective,
and come away with a new understanding of blindness in the 1950s, as well as what
it is like today.
To say putting the book out there does not make me a little
nervous would be an understatement. Yet, it is with tremendous excitement I
present this book, hoping you will enjoy it and will take away something useful
to add to your own walk through life.
It is my hope and plan to begin marketing through local book
stores, however, until I am able to accomplish this, please check out the
on-line ordering procedure below for a hard copy or an E book. I am hoping this
may be something worth your sharing with friends who may need a little smiling,
or even a little tears. Perhaps it will help to bridge a gap between the blind
and sighted communities while it brings encouragement and hope along the way.
Thank you so much for sharing my blogs and facebook posts as
I have been working on this project. I will be posting from time to time what
is happening with the book, as well as continuing my blogs which I hope help
show the day-to-day activities and experiences we all go through together.
Lulu.com is the self-publishing website that I used to
create my book. The book is now available as an ebook and a paperback book
through Lulu.com. Please click the link below to purchase a copy!
Paperback:
http://www.lulu.com/shop/myra-yarborough-debruhl/changing-places/paperback/product-22046891.html
http://www.lulu.com/shop/myra-yarborough-debruhl/changing-places/paperback/product-22046891.html
In the near future, my book will also be available through
other retail distributors such as amazon.com, as well as Barns and Noble. I will
keep you updated when this happens!
Thank you for your support!!
Thank you for your support!!
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