About
Lynne Murray knew she wanted to write a novel featuring a fat heroine with a take-no-prisoners attitude when the book hit the wall. She threw the novel she was reading when she reached a page where the book's heroine sneers at a fat character. It was one fat joke too many. She had to do something.
She wasn't sure how to create a fat fictional character who refused to be ignored or disrespected. It turned out that what she had to do was become a self-accepting woman of size in the process of writing about one.
Larger Than Death, the first book in the mystery series featuring Josephine Fuller, a sleuth of size who doesn't apologize, won the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) Distinguished Achievement Award.
In Bride of the Living Dead, she set out to write a romantic comedy about love and marriage. She conjured up a rebellious, plus-sized heroine whose idea of dressing up is wearing a monster movie T-shirt and jeans to go to the movies. Yet Bride of the Living Dead finds heroine Daria MacClellan trapped into a formal wedding with her anorexic, perfectionist older sister planning the whole thing.
Murray's humorous short pieces have appeared in magazines and newspapers. Many of these articles, including an interview with Darlene Cates, star of What's Eating Gilbert Grape, are available on her website at www.lmurray.com. She is also a regular contributor to the Body Impolitic blog.
Murray went to San Francisco to go to college and ended up staying. She received a B.A. in psychology from San Francisco State University. The city is the setting for Bride of the Living Dead and has been the setting for most her her fiction since her first book, Termination Interview, was published in 1988.
Murray shares an apartment with a small group of extremely mellow cats, who are all either rescued or formerly feral.
Description
<p>Does your child have ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)?</p><p>Meet David, one of award-winning author Sherrill S. Cannon's "Classroom of Kids," who manages his ADHD with the help of classmates.</p><p>David discovers ways to cope with his hyperactive brain, while learning how to calm and soothe his ADHD. Solutions include setting daily schedules and following simple rules that regulate behavior. His teachers and therapists encourage using the computer for academic advancement, and to establish a pattern for study as well as for occasional recreation. David not only learns self-control and communication skills, but is able to fit into the classroom and make friends.</p><p>Once again social values are emphasized in the author's latest illustrated children's story, and classroom friends from previous books are featured. In fact, David has been part of the class for a long time!</p><p><strong><em>"David's ADHD</em></strong><em> is a timely topic for parents and children. A story in rhyme that demystifies ADHD. It explains a youngster's behavior in terms of his inattentiveness and impulsivity and how it impacts those around him. A sensitive way of creating understanding for children with ADHD and their families."</em> - <strong>Dr. Valerie Allen, licensed school psychologist</strong></p><p><strong>Author Bio: </strong></p><p>Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won 76 awards for her previous 11 rhyming books. She is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. The author has been called "an absolute master of rhyming" and "a modern-day Dr. Seuss."</p>
Story Behind The Book
At Large is the third book in the Josephine Fuller mystery series by Lynne Murray. The series was originally published by St Martin's Press (the first book, Larger Than Death, was originally published in hardcover by Orloff Press), but was out of print until Pearlsong Press starting reprinting the series and publishing the books in ebook form for the first time.
Reviews
"A large dose of fun carefully entwined in a rip-snorting mystery."<br /><em><strong>Crescent Blues</strong></em><br /><br />"This one is a winner, the kind of read you don't want to put down unless the house is on fire."<br /><strong>Lee Martindale</strong><br /><em><strong>Rump Parliament Magazine</strong></em><br /><br />"Josephine Fuller charms the reader with her wry, self-deprecating humor and her passionate defense of the underdog."<br /><strong>Donna Andrews</strong><br />author of<em><strong> Murder with Peacocks</strong></em><br /><br />"<em><strong>At Large</strong></em> is filled with hilarious dialogue, comfortable old friends and a great love triangle. Grab a cup of tea, sit in front of the fireplace, and follow Jo as she sets out to solve this latest puzzle."<br /><em><strong>BBW Magazine</strong></em><br /><br />"Investigator Josephine Fuller is a large woman, but no challenge is too big for her."<br /><em><strong>The Oklahoman</strong></em>
