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Jane Baskin

Jane Baskin

About

I'm Janey B, baby boomer and dreamer extraordinaire. Clinical social worker and writer. Chronicler of the mad, the bad, and the totally unbelievable. 

I have launched a personal war on aging. Why? Why not? Dress it up all you want, it's no fun. So I have decided to do it differently. The plan: age disgracefully. The motto: there's a dance in the old dame yet!

Favorite movie: all of them. Favorite book: my checkbook. Favorite food: beer. Favorite proverb: "How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward."

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p><span><span>Harold Godwineson, the Last Anglo-Saxon King, owed everything to his father. Who was this Godwine, first Earl of Wessex and known as the Kingmaker? Was he an unscrupulous schemer, using King and Witan to gain power? Or was he the greatest of all Saxon Earls, protector of the English against the hated Normans? The answer depends on who you ask. He was befriended by the Danes, raised up by Canute the Great, given an Earldom and a wife from the highest Danish ranks. He sired nine children, among them four Earls, a Queen and a future King. Along with his power came a struggle to keep his enemies at bay, and Godwine's best efforts were brought down by the misdeeds of his eldest son Swegn. Although he became father-in-law to a reluctant Edward the Confessor, his fortunes dwindled as the Normans gained prominence at court. Driven into exile, Godwine regathered his forces and came back even stronger, only to discover that his second son Harold was destined to surpass him in renown and glory.</span></span></p>

Story Behind The Book

I started writing a book in Starbucks one day. Beats me where it was coming from. But one yarn led to another...and another....and one day I had about 30 pages of insane story and I said aloud in Starbucks, "OMG where do I get this sh*t?" After an embarrassing moment in which I apologized to the startled cafe goers, I realized this book was coming from me but also outside me, and I just let it flow. Jane of the Jungle is the result.

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<p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:11px 'Times New Roman';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"><em>“From the first page, and the premise of starting a new life at age sixty, to starting that life (due to circumstances) as a criminal, the story had me hooked. With witty and wonderful phrasing to analyses of the human condition and motivations, Jane of the Jungle is a unique tale of adventure and fantasy. The “talking” Siberian tiger is a great character making the story even more enjoyable. The writer shows great depth and style throughout the book.”        </em></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:10px 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font:11px 'Times New Roman';letter-spacing:0px;"><em>  <span class="Apple-tab-span"></span></em></span><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"><em>----Editor’s Choice Board,</em></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:10px 'Times New Roman';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"><em><span class="Apple-tab-span"></span>      iUniverse Publishing</em></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:10px 'Times New Roman';"><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"><em><br /></em></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:10px 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;">This book is a romp!! Well written, funny, at times hilarious with gut busting laughter, witty and insightful. If it wasn't so much fun to read, the insights and ideas about how we age would be sheer philosophy. But as much fun as it, this book leaves the reader with a sense of how enjoyable a story it was. There is so much to ponder once the book is finished, but the overall adventure of it, the idea that life ain't over 'til its over, and the artistry of the writing can really really make you believe in magic. Can't wait to read the next one this author writes !!  ---Illian, Amazon Reviews</span><span style="letter-spacing:0px;"><em><br /></em></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:10px 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:10px 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;">This book contains just about everything: mobsters, gunfights, a flying bus, a talking fox, a telepathic tiger, biker gangs, incompetent hitmen, and, at its core, an old fashioned, if unusual, love story. If all of these items make you wonder about the book, I would encourage you to read it....There are times of laughter and times of sadness, often at the same time. The characters are quite interesting and the plot, even the somewhat unbelievable parts of it, are greatly entertaining....if you read it, you will not be disappointed.  ---Frank Konopka, Amazon reviews, VINE Voice<br /></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:10px 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font:10px 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;">Most books can nicely fit into certain categories, but this book is not one of them. It has romance, adventure, science-fiction moments, suspense, mob-mafia characters, talking tigers, motorcycle gangs, and middle-aged main characters. Yet with so many different types of things going on, the book reads well and is highly entertaining....You should find this book to be a bit bizarre, a bit fun, interesting and very different to read. I hope the author writes a lot more books as it was a refreshing change to read such a fun book.  ----Gail Rodgers, Amazon Reviews   VINE Voice<br /></span></p>