Philip Whiteland

Philip Whiteland

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Have been writing for as long as I can remember (something of an exaggeration, but you know what I mean). Only in the last 5 years have I seriously tried to develop an audience for my work.

I've tried to come up with a portmanteau word for the stories, combining nostalgia and comedy. The first attempt was 'comalgia' but that sounds like a painful condition, so I've settled on 'nostalgedy'

Breaking Through the Spiral Ceiling: An American Woman Becomes a DNA Scientist

Breaking Through the Spiral Ceiling: An American Woman Becomes a DNA Scientist

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Laura Hoopes takes you along as she tries to enter science in the 1960's in the post-Sputnik science education frenzy, only to find doors closed to women.  She persists, makes a career of molecular gerontology and insists on making space for marriage and children in her life.  This inspiring read says, "Yes, you can," to women who have dreams of their own.

Story Behind The Book

Steady Past Your Granny's, the first collection of my stories, came about originally as a result of the Daily Mail's ill-conceived "have your own book published" promotion in 2005. Since then I have self-published this book (via a desktop-publishing friend, not the vanity press) and have continued to write similar stories for the local press and Mature Times.

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