Tale of Five Daughters’ Dreams and Demons: The Sullivan Sisters, Published by Outskirts Press
Allentown, NJ, September 07, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Mary Walling-Roche announced today the release of her play, The Sullivan Sisters, published by Outskirts Press. The dramatic tale covers more than a quarter century of the lives of five independent sisters struggling to define themselves against the strong -- and to some, stultifying -- family background they came from in this strict pre-war era.
Walling-Roche’s play follows the dreams and goals of five young women, each of whom also had her own demons about leaving the “Family.”
Maura was wildly dramatic and aspired to college, but mother and father told her she should be married, not educated. Diedra, mother’s favorite, would be the first to marry and leave home. Una, calm, but terribly strong willed, was about to enter the Order of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Nell, the baby, was sweet and shy, but usually felt left out of her sisters’ camaraderie and shenanigans. Bridey was feisty and quick of tongue and the most eager to leave the family’s “oppressive” rules.
These five girls sometimes teased each other, sometimes helped each other, sometimes cajoled each other, and in these days well before Women’s Lib, Walling-Roche shows how the dynamics of this strict Irish immigrant family pressed different molds on each of the five daughters.
With its span of time and breadth of personalities, The Sullivan Sisters holds a message today for any daughter of any background of any time.
The Sullivan Sisters is available on-line in paperback through Amazon and Barnes and Noble and at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore for a maximum trade discount in quantities of ten or more.
ISBN: 9768-1-4327-5046-6 Format: 6 x 9 hardback with jacket SRP: $27.95
About the author:
Mary Walling-Roche received her first instructions on how to write while she attended Cathedral Girls High School in New York City. Later, after her family had moved to New Jersey, she recognized that Brookdale Community College was her writing Godsend. Since then she’s attended dozens of writing workshops. As her father told one of her sisters, “Mary was writing with pen and ink before she even started school.”
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/thesullivansisters.
About Outskirts Press, Inc,: Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd. - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
Walling-Roche’s play follows the dreams and goals of five young women, each of whom also had her own demons about leaving the “Family.”
Maura was wildly dramatic and aspired to college, but mother and father told her she should be married, not educated. Diedra, mother’s favorite, would be the first to marry and leave home. Una, calm, but terribly strong willed, was about to enter the Order of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Nell, the baby, was sweet and shy, but usually felt left out of her sisters’ camaraderie and shenanigans. Bridey was feisty and quick of tongue and the most eager to leave the family’s “oppressive” rules.
These five girls sometimes teased each other, sometimes helped each other, sometimes cajoled each other, and in these days well before Women’s Lib, Walling-Roche shows how the dynamics of this strict Irish immigrant family pressed different molds on each of the five daughters.
With its span of time and breadth of personalities, The Sullivan Sisters holds a message today for any daughter of any background of any time.
The Sullivan Sisters is available on-line in paperback through Amazon and Barnes and Noble and at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore for a maximum trade discount in quantities of ten or more.
ISBN: 9768-1-4327-5046-6 Format: 6 x 9 hardback with jacket SRP: $27.95
About the author:
Mary Walling-Roche received her first instructions on how to write while she attended Cathedral Girls High School in New York City. Later, after her family had moved to New Jersey, she recognized that Brookdale Community College was her writing Godsend. Since then she’s attended dozens of writing workshops. As her father told one of her sisters, “Mary was writing with pen and ink before she even started school.”
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/thesullivansisters.
About Outskirts Press, Inc,: Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd. - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
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