Book signings set Dec. 20-21 for local author Fran Hasson
Fran Hasson, a member of the Rehoboth Beach Writers' Guild and Eastern Shore Writers Association, has released her second novel, “Mothers and Other Strangers.” Like her first book, “Allawe,” the action is set mainly in Fenwick Island and St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
The same main characters, Vern and Marla Alexander, are involved in a new quest; this one emanates from a family secret and is loaded with guilt, rejection, motherly love, and not-so-motherly love. It is packed with emotion and hard to put down.
The book is available on amazon.com and at Biblion in Lewes, Browseabout Books in Rehoboth, Float-ors in Fenwick Island, McCabe’s Gourmet Market in South Bethany and Patti’s Hallmark in Millville. It is available at several locations in St. Croix also.
Hasson will do a book signing on St. Croix at Christmas Spoken Here, Undercover Books, and The Caribbean Art Museum where the cover painting done by Crucian artist Gail Widmer will be on display. The cover and interior text were designed by Bill Gibbons, a member of the Rabbit Gnaw group.
Hasson is a retired teacher who lives in Fenwick Island. She has traveled to more than 40 countries and 25 states but returns to the Delmarva Peninsula and St. Croix to tell her stories. She began the sequel to “Allawe” at the Novels Exploration class taught by Maribeth Fischer and sponsored by Rehoboth Beach Writers' Guild.
While “Mothers and Other Strangers” is based on a true incident, most of the action is completely fictitious. She has relied on her colleagues from RBWG and the Rabbit Gnaw Critique Group, part of the Eastern Shore Writers Association, for validating the believability of some of the events.
Local book signings will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 19, at Super Giant in Millville; from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 20, at Biblion in Lewes; and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 21, at Browseabout in Rehoboth Beach. Contact Hasson at allawestx@hotmail.com for further information.
