June 23, 2022
by Rose Scott
Comments Off on The Orphan Collector, by Ellen Marie Wiseman
As I read the Orphan Collector, I couldn’t help but notice parallels between 1918 and 2020. Mask mandates, closures of theatres and churches. Overcrowded hospitals and fear of a deadly, unseen enemy. The so-called “Spanish” influenza spread quickly and violently. … Continue reading
June 1, 2017
by Rose Scott
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Heart Mountain sounds like a lovely place, but it is a Japanese internment camp. Quarters are cramped, bare and cold. Food and employment are in short supply. Along with other Japanese Americans from San Jose, Nathan Mori and his family … Continue reading
September 3, 2016
by Rose Scott
Comments Off on Ellen Marie Wiseman: What She Left Behind
Izzy is a teenage foster child struggling with loss, abandonment and unwanted change. When her new foster mother offers a challenge involving an old asylum, Izzy joins in with the task of documenting all that was left behind by the … Continue reading
July 7, 2014
by Rose Scott
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So you want to be a millionaire, I mean write a novel. Oops, did I mention those things are mutually exclusive. Few novelists become millionaires. In fact, by the time all is said and done, I expect to be paid about 57 … Continue reading