Novel about Lou Gehrig's (ALS) caregiver wins Gold Medal from Readers' Favorite at Miami Book Fair

Marylee Macdonald, author of MONTPELIER TOMORROW and the forthcoming anthology BONDS OF LOVE & BLOOD, will accept the Gold medal for Fiction - Drama from Readers' Favorite at the Miami Book Fair on November 21st, 2015.
 
MIAMI - Nov. 4, 2015 - PRLog -- Summertime Publications Inc. the Scottsdale-based publishing house, is proud to announce that MONTPELIER TOMORROW, by Marylee MacDonald, author of the forthcoming anthology BONDS OF LOVE AND GOLD, has won the Gold Medal in the Fiction - Drama category in the 2015 Readers' Favorite International Book Award Contest.

MONTPELIER TOMORROW is a family drama about a mid-life mom who steps in to help when her son-in-law is diagnosed with ALS. She moves into her daughter’s house to become the dying man’s caregiver, but finds that there are some things even goodwill can’t fix. This timely novel allows readers who’ve accepted the Ice Bucket Challenge to learn why the disease puts families at risk.

According to the The US Review of Books, “MONTPELIER TOMORROW is an exceptional read. A mix of sadness and humor, it is indeed a story that should be read many times.”  It was a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award, the IPPY Award, and the INDIE Awards.

Marylee MacDonald’s short stories have won the Barry Hannah Prize, the Ron Rash Award, the American Literary Review Fiction Award, and others. A writing coach and caregiver advocate, she has five grown children and lives in Tempe, AZ with her husband, Bruce Rittmann.

Marylee will be present to accept her medal at the awards ceremony on November 21st at the 32 Annual Miami Book Fair which will take place November 15 - 22, 2015.

For more information, please visit Marylee's website at https://maryleemacdonald.org/.

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