FAITH WORDS,HACHETTE BOOK GROUP AND MY BOOK ADDICTION AND MORE PRESENTS…..
JANE MYERS PERRINE!!!
BIO: Jane Myers Perrine has taught high school and college Spanish and worked as a program director in non-profit agencies as well as being chosen an outstanding citizen of Louisville for her volunteer work. She writes stories with humor and deep emotion.
The Welcome Committee of Butternut Creek, the first book in Jane Myers Perrine’s Tales of Butternut Creek will be available April 3, 2012. The hero of the series is a young minister called to serve a church in Butternut Creek, TX. Jane, an ordained minister, has served several churches as well as following her minister husband from small towns to big cities. Library Journal wrote: “Perrine, an ordained minister, convincingly takes readers through the social and spiritual challenges that Jordan faces.”
WHAT DO I LOVE ABOUT A SMALL TOWN? BY JANE MEYERS PERRINE!!
We lived in Buchanan Dam, Texas, population nearly 1,700, for seven years. Our subdivision, just east of the post office and west of the dam, consisted of five houses all snuggled together in a leafy paradise overlooking Lake Buchanan. We had the greatest neighbors in the world.
One evening at nearly ten o’clock, George called me into his study and said, “I think I’m having a heart attack.”
Exactly what every wife wants to hear. I called 9-1-1 and went out on the front porch to wait for the ambulance. By the time EMS arrived, our neighbors had gathered to help. One of our neighbors was a nurse with terminal cancer. She was there immediately, to make sure we were okay, to help in any way she could. She stood by as George was loaded into the ambulance. Fortunately, he was fine, but her presence calmed me.
When our young neighbors who lived down on the lake shore sold chickens for their Four-H project, everyone bought a couple. When one neighbor needed a safe haven for her dogs, we opened our fenced-in yard to her. Any time anyone needed anything, all of our neighbors pitched in.
By the time Suzanne died, we’d moved to Austin but we came back for her funeral to sit with our neighbors.
I used these memories to create the warmth of Butternut Creek. No research needed because I had learned about community by living in a loving neighborhood.
That’s why I believe novels about small towns are popular with readers. Most of us live in cities and may not even know our neighbors while everyone in a small town knows your business. That’s both a positive and a negative because less privacy equals more caring and help. Although we don’t want to give up our computers and cells, we long to return to a simpler, kinder place. That’s what I write about in Butternut Creek.
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THE WELCOME COMMITTEE OF BUTTENUT CREEK
JANE MYERS PERRINE
Paperback:384 pages
Publisher:FaithWords (April 3, 2012)
Language:English
ISBN-10:0892969210
ISBN-13: 978-0892969210
Book Description(From Amazon)
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I'm delighted to be here today on your lovely web site. I've dropped in before and enjoy your beautiful presentation as well as the terrific blogs. I'm going to wander around here a bit. Hope others will ask questions or comment. I'ld love to get to know you.
Oh, and please ignore that picture of Shakespeare by my comment. I chose him for a joke–you know I'm a writer and so is he. Now < can't figure out how to change it.
Jane
Welcome to My Book Addiction and More. We are so honored to have you visit with us today. Love the Shakespeare pic….Butternut Creek is an exciting small-town story. Can hardly wait for the next installment.
Thank you for sharing!
AprilR
This sounds like a sweet book. Meanwhile as someone who grew up in a small town I love reading small town books but you couldn't persuade me to move back for love nor chocolate cookies.
Thanks for commenting, Patricia. I grew up in a city, lived in many small towns as George served churches, then moved back in the city. Hard choice–I love good neighbors and looking out over the lake but being close to a hospital makes me feel safe. However, I'd do about anything for chocolate chip cookies!
Hi Jane! The Welcome Committee showed up on my Kindle yesterday and I can't wait to get reading! I grew up in a small town where I called everyone in the neighborhood "Aunt" or "Uncle". We were a close knit bunch and when I think of my childhood, I think of all the ways those neighbors helped each other. I still live in a small town but farm property is so spread out its definitely a different vibe.
Good morning, Candis. I love your picture–looks like our yard when we lived at Buchanan Dam. I do remember you have one close neighbor because you mentioned their garage but I imagine farm property does make small towns bigger in area but more difficult to get to.
One tiny correction, my middle (maiden) name is spelled with one E: Myers. Thanks!
I do like stories set in small towns. I live in a large suburb so it's nice to read about a town where people all know each other.
Thanks for stopping in, Maureen. Life in a small town is fun–knowking your neighbors. Hope you'll pick up a copy of THE WELCOME COMMTTEE and enjoy it.
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