The Resurrection of Joleigh-Anna Kelmann

Dedications And Acknowlegements THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED in memory of my parents, Donald Leroy and Virginia Laura Wilson who died in March of 1998 just hours apart. She from a long illness and he from a broken heart. It is also dedicated to all of my other dear relatives and friends who are asleep in death now. –––––––– ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS GO OUT to Gabriel Zucker, one of my former NRI fiction instructors for suggesting the original short story would be better told as a novel. He was right. Too bad NRI is no longer in operation. –––––––– TO JOHN FOR TAKING the time to answer all my questions on rally racing even though I didn't use a good part of all he told me. Stuff for another book someday. –––––––– THIS STORY IS SET IN the same area in Rhode Island as All For The Love Of Thomi. Joleigh and her family live on the fictional island called Quonotamaquot Isle which is where Thomi, her sisters, and Stephan with his family also reside. This story was at first, a stand-alone tale, but I’ve crafted it to fit in with the other stories. In fact with the third, you’ll get The Rest of the Story. –––––––– IN THIS BOOK, AS IT is and will be in others, there are small children who do not talk like tiny adults. They speak their versions of baby talk and have various speech problems. I find it adds to the humor of the story as well as depth of character to the kids. I do not apologize for my use of the “toddler dialect.” Just warning you that it’s here. –––––––– I HAD A LOT OF FUN with this story despite its solemn topic. I hope you enjoy its humor and the message herein. If you love life—love those who live there in it with you. All too soon either they—or you—are gone. –––––––– AT THE TIME OF PASSING, how hard are the regrets to live with. Because, yep, it's too late after we die . . . –––––––– NEENAH DAVIS-WILSON Maura Frankman ~ The Romance Studio Review This story is told in breezy conversational style. I loved Joleigh and her determination to go on after fate and her fiancé blow her world apart. . . . little brother Jarrett is wonderful comic relief in this warm story about family, tragedy, and how we recover. Melody Laramie ~ sss Reader Review The Resurrection of Joleigh-Anna Kelmann is an amusing take on a serious subject. Actually, on more than one subject. How families get along . . . or not . . . how they perceive each other and each other’s faults. And how they react to the death of loved ones. Sometimes not the way one would think . . . Written in first person, Ms Davis-Wilson has an easy, breezy way of telling this story . . . I recommend this book to anyone and everyone who loves a good amusing tale of family, friends, forgiveness, and fun.