Jacqueline Wales, Author of When the Crow Sings, Announces Book Signing in Boston on May 10, 2007

May 1, 2007 - PRLog -- New York City, NY, April 30, 2007 –  Borders Books, located at the Chestnut Hill Atrium Mall, 300 Boylston Street in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts will be hosting a book signing for Jacqueline Wales, author of When the Crow Sings:  A Novel. The event, scheduled for Thursday, May 10, 2007, will begin at 6:30 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend. Call 857-222-9343 for more information.

In her latest book, When the Crow Sings:  A Novel, Jacqueline Wales tells one woman’s truth about a stigma that has affected countless other women. A story of a family caught up in shame, abuse and denial, it’s a powerful account that explores the history of mothers who abandoned their children, until one woman had the courage to break the chains of shame.

“The struggle for survival faced by three generations of imperfect women in Jacqueline Wales’ new book, “When the Crow Sings,” is so daunting and grim that it would kill the hardiest of human specimens.  But Wales’ lyrical gift for storytelling and graphic depictions of the dreary world faced by these women resonates with an absorbing authenticity.  I held my breath from the first page of the book.”   Rachelle Pachtman, Pachtman Communications, New York

When the Crow Sings is based on Wales’ own life experiences. Having left school and home at age 15, she found herself unmarried and pregnant by 19. At 20, she gave up her daughter for adoption. Children born out of wedlock, their abandonment, and the accompanying shame and sorrow have touched the lives of women from all corners of the world. In this very personal story, we experience the thoughts, the feelings and the complex family dynamics surrounding this family secret.

What others, from around the world, are saying about When the Crow Sings:

“From the very first page to the last of this exceptional story, I entered a world unknown to me. Touched very deeply by the experience, it haunted me for days, long after I had read the last page and closed the book.”   Renate Estiot, Berlin

“You have given your readers something to learn from, a certain empowerment to overcome their family situation.  … I see families who don't want to keep these secrets in the closet any longer using this book to feel not so alone in their struggle, to be free of the various human patterns that destroy so many people. Like it or not we are all part of everything that we inherited from our ancestors.”   Zoli Flemming. New Orleans

”Jacqueline Wales has captured a classic inter-generational family story.  Set against the backdrop of Scottish history spanning seventy-seven years, a young woman shares the history of her family with the daughter she has given up for adoption. … Based on her own family stories, Jacqueline Wales’ book works because it confronts the humanity in all of us; both the light and the dark of our existence.”   Andrew Miser, Personal Coach, Elysian Enterprises, Amsterdam

“When the Crow Sings is a riveting and a very moving (and horrifying) story. The book is emotionally powerful and stays with you. It feels real and fascinating, and you want so much for some love to come into Grace's or Alison's life, some chance for them to realize that the abuse they've been through is what's been making all their bad decisions for them. It should be a manual for abused children.”   Nancy Heikin, director “Manana” a short film, Paris

When the Crow Sings:  A Novel was released in March 2007 and is available through http://www.amazon.com and http://www.barnesandnoble.com. For more information or to schedule a book reading or author interview, please refer to the contact information.

Jacqueline Wales, motivational speaker, author, and coach, works with women to help them step through their fears to live their best life now. She is the author of several books including The Good Enough Mother, the newly released When the Crow Sings, as well as several other compilations. Having discovered her singing voice in her forties, she has graced the stage with her touching, heart-centered music in Los Angeles, Paris, and Amsterdam, producing her first CD entitled Secrets of the Sun. Born in Scotland and having lived and worked in cities around the world, she now resides in New York City living true to Fearless in her Fifties.

Website: www.fearlessfifties.com/