“People will forget . . .  what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”  Maya Angelou

I'm currently looking for Beta Readers to give me feedback on how I've conveyed the feelings of families living through the Cold War, 1949, 1969, 1989 ... in the last book, "1989": Book Three of the Historical Fiction Trilogy "Starlings of Peace".

The Group "FREE BOOKS for Book lovers: ARC & Polished Manuscript Readers for Authors" is the one I'm working with to find such readers.

My current historical fiction trilogy focuses on families from the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany (East and West).

The first two books are already available on Amazon: "1949": Book One of the Historical Fiction Trilogy "Starlings of Peace", and

"1969": Book Two of the "Starlings of Peace" trilogy.

The characters are composite personalities from America and a variety of other countries who lived before me. There are millions of people – who were smart, strong and brave, but not glorified in headlines. They simply survived and and wanted to live past the blood, shattered opportunities, and lost hopes for better lives.

I met some of them in Germany, where I studied for a year as an exchange student in 1969 - and many more in my travels thereafter.

I have a B.A. in foreign languages and an M.A. in Communications.