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It's review day!!
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Tell Me Press is a publisher based in New Haven,
Connecticut. The company was launched in 2006 with the goal of creating smart,
thoughtful, and fun books with a focus on culture, music, health &
well-being, and lifestyle.
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
TELL ME PRESS ANNOUNCES 5 SPANKING NEW BOOKS FOR
2013
An expansive historical novel, an edgy
fictional memoir, be cool & confident guides for teens, and a collection of
short stories set in Hawaii - an eclectic
set
NEW HAVEN, CT – January
2013 –
Tell Me Press is proud to announce the first five titles of its 2013 collection
that reinforces the Tell Me Press vision of providing whimsical, practical and
groundbreaking stories.
The
Longing,
coming January 25, is a poignant tale of leaving one’s home for the dream of a
better life. It’s 1904, and Dora Taten wants to leave an untenable situation in
the Netherlands to forge a new life in the United States. This tightly knit
Dutch family decides to take the risk and journey to America. They prepare as
much as they can, but surprises and challenges, good and bad, await
them.
Author
Cornelia Warmenhoven was a member of the
Dutch Resistance against the Nazis in World War II. Later, with her husband and
son, Cornelia traveled the globe and lived on four continents—often very far off
the beaten path.
Her storytelling in The Longing is as rich and full of color as her life
experiences.
In
February, Tell Me Press launches Born & Raised, the debut by author
Chris Ross. Chris opens the door to his beloved Indiana like a gracious host who
knows the skeletons have already tumbled out of the closet, but he's throwing
the party anyway. Born
& Raised
is an edgy, insightful and big-hearted story. He illuminates the lives of his
characters with a vision and voice guided by empathy and humor. He captures the
poignant resiliency and spirit found in Indiana's small towns where the
factories have closed, yet the people still play baseball in the industry
league, though the industry no longer exists.
Later
this spring, Tell Me Press delivers Be
Cool & Confident, guidebooks for both girls and guys aimed at helping
young people reach their greatest potential. Be Cool & Confident: A Guide for Girls
and Be Cool & Confident: A Guide
for Guys by Wynne
Dalley, the
agency director of Lucie
Clayton Modeling School in London, share
the grooming, manners and health secrets usually privileged only to the elite
modeling community. The Be Cool & Confident Guides provide advice
about taking care of your body and personal appearance in a modern and practical
way through good nutrition, makeup, hairstyling, and fashion. The Guides also
focus on etiquette and the importance of good manners.
Tell
Me Press rounds out its first wave of books this year with The Girl With Heavenly Eyes: Hawaiian
Tales, a collection of short stories as mesmerizing and complex as the
islands on which they take place. The
author is Lee Jacobus a name some may recognize from his commentaries on Faith
Middleton’s NPR Radio show.
“Readers
will come for the storyline and stay for the wit and lyricism of the writing;
they will fall in love with the characters and remember them long after they
close the cover of this enchanting and original work.” writes
Gina
Barreca, author of It’s Not That I’m
Bitter, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying About Visible Panty Lines and
Conquered the World.
SPOTLIGHT
THE
LONGING by CORNELIA WARMENHOVEN
SYNOPSIS
In the early 1900’s thousands of immigrants crossed under the shadow of the Statue of Liberty to find freedom and opportunity in America. In The Longing, history and culture provide the backdrop as the Taten family makes the difficult decision to immigrate to the United States from Holland. Like immigrants the world over, the Tatens discover that the longing for the comfort, traditions, and familiarity of one’s homeland never ends.
It’s 1904, and Dora Taten wants to leave an untenable situation in the Netherlands to forge a new life in the United States. Not everyone in her newly blended and extended family—not even her husband, Paul—is convinced that this is a good idea. But enough members of this tightly knit Dutch family decide to take the risk and journey to America. They prepare as much as they can, but many surprises and challenges, good and bad, await them.
Part family saga, part-coming-of-age story—this richly textured novel is drawn from author Cornelia Warmenhoven’s life experience and is colored with language, details, and illustrations that give a snapshot of life in another country and in another time. Step back in time and enjoy a simply good story, well told. It will delight and warm the heart.
REVIEW
This isn't the type of book I'd normally choose to read, but I was intrigued by the synopsis enough that I decided to give it a go.
The story started off at a slow pace. I was introduced to quite a few characters at the very beginning and I had to find my bearings before I was able to settle into the story. I think I only really started to enjoy it once the family was on their way to the United States.
I enjoyed how each character developed throughout this book. Especially Gertie, she was definitely the hero of this story. Strong, independent, always looking out for those around her, and she seemed to really embrace Dora, even when her siblings didn't. She showed a high level of maturity, even from a young age, and it was her coming-of-age story that gave this book a spark of excitement.
I loved to see how each of the Tatens took to life in the US and how this land, that offered them so much, shaped them as the years went by. There were subtle changes in in each character and it was fun to see how American colloquialism wormed its way into their speech as they learned to speak English, and to adapt to the American way.
The story was inspirational and filled with so much hope. Even though the characters faced many obstacles, they never allowed fear to keep them from realizing their dreams, and this is the most important message I drew from this book.
Grab a copy
now!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Cornelia Warmenhoven has led a storied life
traveling the globe - twice around the world by boat and by plane. Cornelia is
87 years old. She was born in 1925, in the Netherlands, in the town of
Hoofddorp, 10 miles from Amsterdam. As a volunteer psychiatric nurse during
WWII, Cornelia joined the Dutch Resistance against the Nazis. Soon after the war
ended, Cornelia married Henri Warmenhoven, a Dutch national who had grown up in
Indonesia and who had been interned in a Japanese prison camp during the war.
While Henri earned his degrees as a political scientist and lawyer, Cornelia
lived with him and their son, George, in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia,
and Europe before the family settled permanently in the United States. Cornelia
continued her nursing career, reported on local events, wrote travel stories for
newspapers, and performed in the theater. Today, she makes her home in Virginia.
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