Join me in celebrating the 1st birthday of my friend J.Q. Rose's memoir. Arranging A Dream. Hard to believe it's been a year since I read the book. At the time, I was very interested in Janet's life before she became a published author. Here's my review from Amazon:
Such an enjoyable read.
The story read so easily. It was like Janet and I were sitting at the kitchen table over cups of tea as she told the story of leaving everything behind for a dream. Her story-telling skills came through as I read spellbound by Janet and Ted's adventure. Their move to the small town in northern Michigan could have been a disaster. How fortunate that they were warmly greeted by fellow business people, neighbors, and church members. But it wasn't all rosy. They had difficulties that threatened their dream. The reader gets a good glimpse into motherhood, too, as Janet balanced working in the floral shop and being a "good" mother. She's honest about her feelings of accomplishments and guilt. If you enjoy reading an entertaining story of pursuing one's dream, you can't go wrong with Arranging A Dream.
BACK OF THE BOOK Arranging a Dream: A Memoir
In
1975, budding entrepreneurs Ted and Janet purchase a floral shop and
greenhouses where they plan to grow their dream. Leaving friends and family
behind in Illinois and losing the security of two paychecks, they transplant
themselves, their one-year-old daughter, and all their belongings to Fremont,
Michigan, where they know no one.
Will the retiring business owners nurture Ted and Janet as they struggle to develop a blooming business, or will they desert the inexperienced young couple to wither and die in their new environment?
Most of all, can Ted and Janet grow together as they cultivate a loving marriage, juggle parenting with work, and root a thriving business?
Follow this couple’s inspiring story, filled with the joy and triumphs and the obstacles and failures experienced as they travel along the turbulent path of turning dreams into reality.
Amazon Buy Link: 99 cents https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NDZNYQJ
Whether the story is fiction or
non-fiction, J.Q. Rose is “focused on story.” She offers readers chills,
giggles and quirky characters woven within the pages of her mystery novels. Her
published mysteries are Deadly Undertaking, Terror on Sunshine
Boulevard and Dangerous Sanctuary released by Books
We Love Publishing. Using her experience as a journalist, she provides
entertainment and information with articles featured in books, magazines,
newspapers, and online magazines.
J.Q. combined her work in freelancing articles and her
storytelling skills to pen her memoir, Arranging a Dream: A Memoir, the
story of the ups and downs she and her husband experienced in their first year
of establishing a floral business.
Blogging, photography, Pegs and Jokers board games and
travel are the things that keep her out of trouble. She and her husband spend
winters in Florida and summers up north with their two daughters, two
sons-in-law, four grandsons, one granddaughter, two grand dogs, four
grand cats, and one great-grand bearded dragon.
J.Q.
Rose blog http://www.jqrose.com/
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Hi Diane. Thanks so much for shouting about the birthday celebration and the lovely review. I had to smile at the line --But it wasn't all rosy.! It sure wasn't, but we made the right choice. Oh oh, that may be a spoiler!
ReplyDeleteThe pun was unintentional, but it works. LOL Always a pleasure having you here.
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