A Louisiana Woman’s Double Life: Mamee's Pride Published by Outskirts Press
Outskirts Press announces the latest highly anticipated general fiction book from Northridge, CA, author Jennifer Harris.
Northridge, CA, July 28, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Mamee's Pride by Jennifer Harris. The author's most recent book to date is a 6.14 x 9.21 paperback in the fiction category and is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/mameespride was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.
Raised in an aristocratic New Orleans family, Ginny's mother, Mary Liebeau, meets the dirt poor Roland, a man with a crooked smile and an even more crooked heart, on a visit to Prairie. Soon she settles in with him to begin their married life in a three room shack in the middle of the woods outside town.
The first day Roland hits Ginny’s mother is the day she has announced she is pregnant with Ginny. Roland’s abuse continues for seven years, and he returns home one day from his railroad job with a new lover and her daughter. Horrified they’ve moved right into her home, Ginny’s mother comes down with pneumonia as she faces the stress of living in the small shack with her husband, his lover, her daughter and her own daughter. Within a few days she is dead.
Ginny’s only relief from her abusive life becomes her clandestine visits to Mamee, a black woman in the nearby town of Iberville. Forbidden by her father to associate with the “coloreds,” Ginny begins to live a double life in Iberville every day after school. Mamee’s strength and her continued nurturing eventually give Ginny the courage to face the demons inside her as well as the man she had called father.
The loaded gun fires twice that fateful night. Roland Beaudreaux survives, but days later his dead body is found in the three room shack that has imprisoned Ginny for so many years.
292 pages in length, Mamee's Pride is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the fiction category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, Mamee's Pride meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $16.95.
Additionally, Mamee's Pride can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press Direct bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore.
ISBN: 9781432723620
Format: 6.14 x 9.21 paperback
SRP: $16.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/mameespride.
About the author:
Jennifer Harris is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, who began writing at age fifteen and delighting her friends with colorful and entertaining stories. Jennifer’s first published novel is a fictional account based on the people and events of her childhood. She is an accomplished singer, music producer, and record label owner with fans all over the world. Jennifer now resides in Los Angeles.
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
Raised in an aristocratic New Orleans family, Ginny's mother, Mary Liebeau, meets the dirt poor Roland, a man with a crooked smile and an even more crooked heart, on a visit to Prairie. Soon she settles in with him to begin their married life in a three room shack in the middle of the woods outside town.
The first day Roland hits Ginny’s mother is the day she has announced she is pregnant with Ginny. Roland’s abuse continues for seven years, and he returns home one day from his railroad job with a new lover and her daughter. Horrified they’ve moved right into her home, Ginny’s mother comes down with pneumonia as she faces the stress of living in the small shack with her husband, his lover, her daughter and her own daughter. Within a few days she is dead.
Ginny’s only relief from her abusive life becomes her clandestine visits to Mamee, a black woman in the nearby town of Iberville. Forbidden by her father to associate with the “coloreds,” Ginny begins to live a double life in Iberville every day after school. Mamee’s strength and her continued nurturing eventually give Ginny the courage to face the demons inside her as well as the man she had called father.
The loaded gun fires twice that fateful night. Roland Beaudreaux survives, but days later his dead body is found in the three room shack that has imprisoned Ginny for so many years.
292 pages in length, Mamee's Pride is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the fiction category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, Mamee's Pride meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $16.95.
Additionally, Mamee's Pride can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press Direct bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore.
ISBN: 9781432723620
Format: 6.14 x 9.21 paperback
SRP: $16.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/mameespride.
About the author:
Jennifer Harris is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, who began writing at age fifteen and delighting her friends with colorful and entertaining stories. Jennifer’s first published novel is a fictional account based on the people and events of her childhood. She is an accomplished singer, music producer, and record label owner with fans all over the world. Jennifer now resides in Los Angeles.
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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