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Shirley McLain

Shirley McLain

About

I am a wife, mother of two, grandmother of six and a retired RN.  I live in Sapulpa, Oklahoma and I am enjoying my retirement to fullest.  I have always loved to write, so with retirement I decided to start writing.  My debut book, "The Tower" was a learning experience for me and it was fun to write.  That mystery took you around the world and had lots of twists and turns.  My lastest book is a historical fiction that is loosly based on my Great-Grandfather, Charley Dobyns. That book was a labor of love.

I am very eclectic with my reading, I also enjoy old movies and knitting and crocheting.  I do far less of those pleasures since I have begun to write.

A Shadow in Yucatan

A Shadow in Yucatan

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<p>A mythical jewel of a story… A true story told on a beach in Yucatan, A Shadow tells Stephanie's story but it was also the story of the golden time. Its nostalgia sings like cicadas in the heat.</p><p>An American ‘Under Milkwood’, this distilled novel of the Sixties evokes the sounds, music and optimism on the free-wheelin streets and parks of Coconut Grove. You can hear Bob Dylan still strumming acoustic; smoke a joint with Fred Neil; and Everybody’s Talkin is carried on the wind.</p><p>Stephanie, a young hairdresser living in lodgings finds herself pregnant. Refused help from her hard Catholic mother in New York, unable to abort her baby, she accepts the kindness of Miriam, her Jewish landlady, whose own barren life spills into compassionate assistance for the daughter she never had.</p><p>The poignancy of its ending, its generosity and acceptance, echoes the bitter disappointment of those of us who hoped for so much more, but who remember its joy, and its promise, as though untarnished by time.</p>

Story Behind The Book

Retirement was behind my book being written. I have always loved to read and write but could never find enough time in a day to write. When I retired after thirty-two years as an RN, I started writing my book within the first week. The book and characters took on a life of thier own. It was if my Muse was working overtime. It was a wonderful time for me and I have accomplished something I always wanted to do, "write a book." I have started a second book, which is a Historical Fiction called "The Dobyns Chronicals." I am hoping to have it ready by the end of this year.

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Reviews

<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><font size="3"></font></span><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">I have thoroughly enjoyed reading &quot;The Tower&quot; with great pleasure. There are many up and coming writers who fashion themselves in a style most familiar to that of their favorite author. Rest assured, Shirley McLain has a unique and distinctive voice all of her own. The plot from beginning to end is artistically woven, and entwined with several thoughts of speculation, which stirs the reader's imagination in many different directions. Ms. McLain in her writing exhibits an awesome creativity, which seems to always be on full throttle. <br /><br />Within her sophisticated elegance and command of the written word, she captivatingly draws the reader not only into the mindset of each character portrayed, she brings the events to a life all of their own, allowing for one<br />to truly become part of the story. Unquestionably within the pages of this book, the graceful voice of Shirley McLain will warm the hearts of many. <br /><br />Mino Pavlic, author of &quot;No Obstacle Too Great.&quot;</span></font></p><p></p><font size="3"><br /><br /><br /></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';"></span></p><p><font size="3"></font> </p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><br /><br /></span><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';">I have<br />thoroughly enjoyed reading &quot;The Tower&quot; with great pleasure. There are<br />many up and coming writers who fashion themselves in a style most familiar to<br />that of their favorite author. Rest assured, Shirley McLain has a unique and<br />distinctive voice all of her own. The plot from beginning to end is<br />artistically woven, and entwined with several thoughts of speculation, which<br />stirs the reader's imagination in many different directions. Ms. McLain in her<br />writing exhibits an awesome creativity, which seems to always be on full<br />throttle. <br /><br /><br /><br />Within her sophisticated elegance and command of the written word, she<br />captivatingly draws the reader not only into the mindset of each character<br />portrayed, she brings the events to a life all of their own, allowing for one<br />to truly become part of the story. Unquestionably within the pages of this<br />book, the graceful voice of Shirley McLain will warm the hearts of many. <br /><br /><br /><br />Mino Pavlic, author of &quot;No Obstacle Too Great.&quot;</span></font></p><p></p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><br /><br /></span>