I'm finishing up the final details before self publishing my novel, The Canary's Song, on Smashwords. I never realized how complicated getting a book published can be. In my case, the writing of the book was easier than getting my book "out there"!
The Canary's Song is a heart-wrenching fictional depiction of Mary Stuart's final day in a Mississippi nursing home.
Mary Stuart has been painfully confined to a wheelchair and living in a nursing home for several years. With no family to visit her and her funds running out, she faces the difficult decision of choosing between transferring to a poorly run State funded nursing home and electing physician-assisted suicide. A poorly educated yet compassionate nurse strongly encourages Mary to live out her final days, while Mary makes an unexpected friend whose life direction she alters in her final hours. Given the developments of the day, will Mary follow through with her plans?
The book entertainingly touches on two themes that I hope inspire readers to chime in on this blog. The first theme involves the debate of what constitutes living by those kept alive through various levels of artificial means. What kind of quality of life are we really providing? The second theme revolves around the issue of life sustainability and its associated personal and financial costs. As baby boomers reach critical mass in our healthcare system, trade-offs will be necessary to conserve resources. How far are we as a society willing to go?
The book will be published soon. Details to come!!
I'm pleased to announce that The Canary's Song is now available for purchase in ebook format at: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/422606. It will be available shortly at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple and other ebook publishing sites very soon. However, the ebook formats for most readers are available right now at Smashwords. I hope you enjoy it! Please come back here and post your thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you've heard the adage that life imitates art. Unfortunately, a very close friend of mine experienced this first hand this past weekend. His grandfather, 97 years old, took his own life. No one knows for sure why as he didn't leave a message behind. But after losing his wife three years ago and experiencing recent health changes, he apparently decided it was his time. Life is difficult for our senior citizens and they need our love and understanding. Hopefully, he will not be judged by his last act but remembered for all he did in his long and fruitful life.
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