Books & Books presents

Janette Stone
discussing her novel 
PLEASE WRITE
($17.00) 

Saturday, December 17th, 6:30pm ET
Doors open to Hugh's View at 6pm

Stone will discuss how we influence the lives of others and they ours with a personal account of the influence of Phil Hogue, former Key West Bank president and rotary member.

ABOUT THE BOOK: 17-year-old Catherine has lived a cloistered life dominated by the choices of a tormented mother and an overprotective grandmother. But life is about to change when her mother Brenda insists she take a summer job in Kings Cross. Sydney has just opened its doors to American GIs on R&R from the war in Vietnam and Catherine is put in the perfect place to meet them. Reluctant at first, it's not long before she finds herself charmed by the well-mannered American servicemen and fascinated by the diversity of the Cross, infamous for its mob-controlled nightclubs, prostitutes and drugs.

Set in Sydney during the late 1960's, Please Write is a blend of fiction and non-fiction. The story line is inspired by letters that the author, received fifty years ago from Australian friends and American GIs who served in Vietnam. This is not only Catherine's story of negotiating traps in the journey to adulthood, it is also the soldiers' story told collectively in the letters they write to her. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Janette Byron Stone M.Ed. satisfies her passion for literary expression by writing books, short stories, newspaper articles, ditties for those who inspire, and the occasional poem. She is the recipient of the 2022 Key West Writers Guild award for her work in progress “Prairie Lotus Flower,” the Military Writers Society of America silver medal award for her debut “Please Write: A Novel,” and the Florida Keys Writers Conference award for first page pitch. 

Other published works include “Gifts from Time and Place,” a collection of short stories, essays, and vignettes, and “Alexis’ Island: Growing Up in the Tropical Paradise of Key West,” a look at life through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy living on a sailboat within dinghy distance of the island. 

Janette is fascinated by the lives of real people and the effect of actual events on history. It’s no surprise she finds herself most at home writing in the genres of historical fiction and creative non-fiction.

This is an in-person event taking place outdoors. Seating is limited.
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