Novelist Marjorie Hersom to Meet and Greet Readers at the 2018 ALA Midwinter

Marjorie Hersom, the author of the critically acclaimed “Captive Bride,” confirmed her participation at the upcoming 2018 American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits, which will take place on February 9-12 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.
 
The 2018 ALA Midwinter should provide Hersom the best opportunity to pitch her book to a crowd that matters. “Captive Bride” is a historical fiction novel based on the author’s family’s story (as narrated to her by her father) and on Lionel Berners Cholmondeley’s book “The History of the Bonin Islands from the Year 1827 to the Year 1876.”
 
Riene Santos Steffy of the Micronesian daily Marianas Variety commends “Captive Bride.” “Hersom’s book is a wonderful read,” wrote Steffy in her article. “There is a place for fiction writers and ‘Captive Bride’ is an example of the importance in fiction writing, as a way to escalate the literature of a people and their history – but it’s impossible without the primary source – oral history and secondary sources like historiography.”
 
The main character is Maria delos Santos, the author’s ancestor who was kidnapped from the Agaña River in Guam in 1843. “Hersom wrote Maria’s character true to a Chamorro woman’s spunk and determination.”
 
The author is scheduled for a book signing session on February 11, 2018, at 2:30-3:30 PM. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet the author and talk about history with her.
 
“Captive Bride” is available at Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Captive-Bride-Marjorie-Hersom/dp/163063798X).
The author welcomes messages from readers. Email her at margehersom2@gmail.com
 
Captive Bride
Written by Marjorie Hersom
Published by Tate Publishing
Published date: May 13, 2014
Paperback price: $2.50
 
About the Author
A first-time author, Marjorie J. Hersom wrote “Captive Bride” based upon the stories her father related during their family Sunday dinners. Marjorie was born on the island of Guam to Thomas Edward Mayhew and Lillian Julia Hererro. Marjorie left Guam at the age of nine with her mother and three younger siblings to escape the impending Japanese attack of the island. After a five days journey aboard a Boeing Clipper, the family was reunited with their father in San Francisco.
 

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