Mary Woodruff

Mary Woodruff

About

I work for a busy Property Management Company in Durham, North Carolina. I love to read. My passion is creating characters. Giving each birth. Watching them grow beneath my finger tips with each key stroke. 

I have two wonderful children who are grown, one grand-daughter and a dog. I have been married to my soul mate for 30+ years.

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

My story takes place during the time of yore. Men were taught from a very young age to either raise the sword or die by the sword. They were hardened and seasoned warriors. Marriage took place for reasons other than; love. The birth of a son meant the continuation of their blood line. I wanted to bring my readers deep into the heart and soul of such a warrior. A titled lord, if you will, who is all the above. Yet, inside the threads that created a heart of steel is a very compassionate being, and so much more...Andrew is brought to his knees by a Skye. A woman who for the first time since coming of an age unleashes such a longing even he is not immune to...

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