​“Creativity is already a kind of sorcery, bringing something into the world from nothing.”
- George Bernard Shaw
"a story of love, loss, and self-discovery"
Available now on Amazon and soon, booksellers everywhere!​
DEIDRA HAYES BARTON is living her dream life: married to her college sweetheart, two beautiful adult daughters, owner of an art gallery, and social doyenne. Then tragedy strikes and what seemed like a picture-perfect life starts to unravel. That is, until her best friend from childhood helps Deidra put her broken life back together. She tries to keep her duplicitous past in the rearview mirror, but the effects of long-ago choices reappear with steamy vengeance.
Deidra’s journey is as much about coping with grief and loss as it is about claiming her authenticity and agency. Follow her as she navigates the challenges and pain we must confront when we choose to live our most honest iteration
of ourselves.
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All books purchased directly from this site will be signed copies!
The Ebook Kindle version of "The Faraways" is now available only on Amazon!
"a book for women balancing work and family...
enjoy the ride and fasten your seat-belts, girlfriends!"
Raging hormones, aging parents and mouthy teenagers are just a few challenges that five baby boomer women are balancing - sometimes without much luck - as they go about their daily lives in a Philadelphia neighborhood.
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Charlotte, once a high-powered art consultant, has been a stay-at-home mom for many years and is now questioning the efficacy of her choice. Kate left the corporate world long ago and immersed herself in her family- but now she's rediscovering her entrepreneurial spirit. Marianna and Ginny are professionals who have become-more often than not-the envy of Charlotte and Kate, whose GPS systems are failing to help them find an on-ramp to worklife. The women come together to help their friend, Mimmi, who thought she had married for life, but has just discovered that her husband is having an affair with a "park-bench bimbo".
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The women rely on their walking group to offer support in dealing with many midlife issues, including health concerns, waning libidos, the empty nest, and finding energy for careers, exercise and sex. They reflect on how the "f-word"- feminism - has impacted their lives.
These five friends journey through the joys and heartaches that accompany midlife mayhem, and together find companionship, laughter and the comfort of knowing that this is not their mothers' menopause.
All books purchased directly from this site will be signed copies!
All books purchased directly from this site will be signed copies!
"I take my goldfish skateboarding and I wear a boa to the ballgame. Gardens are my jam and I like swinging in my tree hammock with my goldfish. I am an outdoorsy girl, but I love reading to my fish on rainy days."
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Denise Mitnick takes us through the daily routines of a young girl who is self-aware, self-confident, and grounded with a super sense of self-esteem. The illustrations by Ms. Mitnick are spirited like her little protagonist, ME.​
This book is appropriate for ages newborn to ninety.
Calling Crafters!
I'm looking for a collaboration for a craft doll to accompany my book. If you are interested please email me below.