 Newly Released Book Described As "A Life-Enhancing Experience" by the New York Journal of BooksThe review concluded that Prose To Go: Tales From a Private List, is an "eclectic mix of memories of shared love, laughter, and hope (that) should appeal to a wide readership, and deserves to find a place in every public library collection"
Prose To Go The collection deals with everything from driving through the North West Territories with Helena Katz as she ferries a herd of alpacas to their new home in her backyard to Trudy Kelly Forsythe at the Rolling Stones Big Bang Tour and Barbara Florio Graham in her encounter with actor Peter Falk (aka Columbo). The subtitle, "tales from a private list" refers to the fact that all these writers are members of a private e-mail list started by Barbara Florio-Graham and many are also members of the Professional Writers Association of Canada. The e-mail group was begun so that they could share experiences with each other. Their ages range from 43 to 78 and they represent a number of faiths including Judaism and Christianity as well as an eclectic mix of educational backgrounds. The three editors live in different cities and worked completely by e-mail. Irene Davis was the primary editor while Barbara Florio-Graham was the managing editor and Fred Desjardins the acquisitions editor. Brief biographies of each contributor is included in the volume and as the New York Journal of Books also states "most of the tales can be seen as “memoirs in miniature,” possessing an immediacy and a realism that is appealing in its authenticity." Prose To Go: Tales From A Private List (ISBN 978-0-9866522- # # # A similar volume by one of the contributors to this book, Steve Pitt entitled My Life and Other Lies: Tales From The Writer's List was described in reviews as having "an ability to weave wit, humor and nostalgia into artful story-telling similar to the works of Garrison Keillor, the celebrated author of Lake Wobegone Days, and Jean Shepherd whose collected anecdotes eventually became the holiday classic A Christmas Story" Other Bridgeross titles include My Schizophrenic Life: The Road to Recovery From Mental Illness by Sandra Yuen MacKay - "remarkably compelling" - Library Journal, The Adolescent Owner's Manual by Dr. David Laing Dawson - A highly readable guide for parents of teens and After Her Brain Broke: Helping My Daughter Recover Her Sanity by Susan Inman and recommended by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Photo: https://www.prlog.org/ End
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