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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 16, 2010
This is a request for book signing events and media interviews. Thank you considering Author Tina Westbrook and her book, Letters from Alcatraz: Forty Years Later.
New book details one man’s forty year journey through San Francisco and his connection to Alcatraz.
Through a series of email messages author Tina Westbrook takes the reader back in time to the 1960’s. The story that unfolds is brutally honest, compassionate and heartfelt.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, June 3, 2010 – First time author Tina Westbrook will return to San Francisco to officially launch her new book, Letters from Alcatraz. John Catelli, the man who was the inspiration for the book, will accompany Westbrook. John’s personal accounts of life in San Francisco during the 1960’s and his connection to Alcatraz are captivating.
Fascinated with Alcatraz since the age of fifteen, Westbrook has done extensive research learning the history of Alcatraz as well as life in San Francisco during the 1960’s. “I believe fate was the driving force behind this book. There’
Letters from Alcatraz: 40 Years Later is available for sale online at Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, booksamillion.com and alcatrazauthor.com, the book is also available through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.
About the Author
Tina Westbrook became fascinated with Alcatraz at the age of fifteen after watching Escape from Alcatraz which starred Clint Eastwood. Through the years she has done extensive research, learning the history of Alcatraz as well as life in San Francisco during the 1960s.Tina Westbrook was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1965. She moved to Birmingham Alabama in 1983, where she currently lives with her husband David and their family.
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Tina Westbrook
Email: tina.marie1965@
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Book Reviews:
"Letters From Alcatraz: 40 Years Later" will hold your attention from beginning to end. As C.J., the main character, shares his inner most secrets you feel as if you're reading letters that were not intended for your eyes. Tina Westbrook has created a character that is easy to relate to and transcends time. I will anxiously await the release of the next book in this series!”
“After living through the 60's and experiencing much of what the main character did, Letters From Alcatraz - Forty Years Later transported me right back there! Formatted in a series of emails from the main character to a woman he'd never met, the book captures the "now" and the "then" masterfully. A great read!” - Jay Stafford, Huntington Beach, CA
“Thrilled the way Tina Westbrook presented this story. There were three pages that forced me to put the book down momentary as the words became blurred. Looking through my own tears I am honored and pleasantly surprised with Tina's wonderful writings. Her ability and capability to engineer such a well drafted story with both fictional and true life events was absolutely compelling. This is a wonderful story of a period of the 1960's that everyone should read, especially for those who love San Francisco and Alcatraz Island.” - John Catelli
“I enjoyed reading Letters from Alcatraz: Forty Years Later by Tina Westbrook. This poignant journey by the main character CJ is an honest portrayal. I would certainly recommend this book and I predict only great things to happen for this talented author.”
Kathy Eberly
“Tina brought the characters in her novel "Letters From Alcatraz" to life. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The storyline is so captivating from the beginning and continues to the end. Once I began reading, I found I could not put this book down. Her skill of weaving a story from a by gone era grabs your attention and takes you on a ride with your emotions. Curiosity, laughter, happiness, sadness and tears. From each turn of the page I found myself being drawn further in until I suddenly realized my journey through her story had ended and it left me wanting for more. I am anxiously awaiting for the continuation of this story.” - Becky Luft
