We finally got an article written about our book

Our book has been out for a year, but because of the subject, it seems like no one wanted to write an article about it until today! We're very excited! And Forever Friends is mentioned. In the actual newspaper, a second photo on the second page shows both books.

http://www.wickedlocal.com/newburyport/homepage/x398379509/Cross-purposes

Bravo! Bravo!! Your persistence paid off!!

Wonderful! What great news to sail away into the weekend

Great article, Helen. Congratulations!

Congratulations Helen! That is a wonderful article. Your book sounds like a real labour of love. Have a great weekend!

Thanks, Zada! You know how hard we've worked at spreading awareness on this subject. You've been there at our side from the beginning. Thank you for all your help and encouragement!

Thanks, Abdul! You've got that right--we're thrilled as we sail into the weekend, finally achieving a goal we've been plugging away at for a year now!

Thanks Brenda and Shelagh! We've been told that sometimes it takes time for your message to get out, and we've been waiting. It feels so good to have such a nicely done article bringing awareness and light on our mission of helping those vulnerable to this kind of abuse.

What an excellent article Helen, and a great intro for people to get to know you. I wish you much continued success as you bring this important message out. Well done! I think this is great reason to bring out the band...

What a great article. The writer provides enough detail to give prospective readers enough information to make a decision to buy. Let's hope this leads to more interest and some additional articles and reviews.

Malcolm

Helen,

That is a great article!

Carol

Thanks for the good wishes and bringing out the band, Pam! We really opened up our hearts and souls in the interview.

Thanks, Malcolm and Carol! The writer did a fantastic job of summing up all the information we gave her--which was enough to give her a 6-week series!

We've been trying for a couple of months to get the religion writer from the Boston Globe to do an article, and I sent him the link in an email, telling him that we have a good story to tell. He's been ignoring us, but we're persistent and will ask if there's someone else we should contact at the Globe.

I got a call yesterday from a woman that grew up in Dearborn and ended up in Newburyport, the same as I did. We went to rival high schools in Dearborn, and she's 3 years younger than me. But she said she'll come into the store for the book and to meet me.

Whatever comes of the article, we'll keep plugging away to make people aware that this is something that can happen in any family and that we're here to help by sharing all that we've learned in the process.