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The Poisoned Tree
Felly is a strong yet feminine personality who, in this 3rd and last episode of the series, is no longer living out of a suitcase but home from her travels. While browsing in an old book-store she finds a note lodged in the spine of a book, and from that moment on the story becomes a murder mystery crossing the Atlantic where suspense and romance take their surprising turn.
289 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2012
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About the author
Sherry Marie Gallagher
13 books5 followersBorn into post-WWII affluence and brought up on-stage, I ended my youthful dreaming by living in communes and artists' colonies before returning to university. There I was like a sponge, absorbed in my studies and thrilled to graduate with honors.
I finally obtained my first degree after interrupted schooling and went on to teach in the alternative school system before entering graduate school and then teaching at university level, which eventually led to my decision to move permanently abroad. Yet, before I made such a drastic decision I taught internationally as a Colorado University exchange professor at Russia's Moscow State University. I was afterwards asked to join an international program at the Agricultural University in Beijing, China. I loved this experience so much that I ended up being directly rehired by Chinese faculty to teach at BLCU, Beijing Language and Cultural University.
After returning to the Netherlands I've both taught and managed Cambridge-based language programs in the Irish Republic and HBO courses (first and second year university levels).
'Boulder Blues' is my first novel to receive any kind of critical acclaim. I then wrote what began as a children's story but ended up as a youth's struggle into adulthood, which was entitled 'Dancing Spoons and Khachapuri'. This story takes place in a changing Russia and addresses fragmented Eastern family relationships in a surreal world of modern economic collapse.
Later I wrote a four-part mystery series, which begins in Ireland where an amateur sleuthing Dutch professor falls in love with a Gard and entangles herself in all sorts of mishaps. The adventures of Felly van Vliet take our protagonist on to China and back to the Netherlands, where she continues with the aid of her students to investigate mishaps and mysteries in the descriptive landscapes and cultures of the other lands she is also teaching in.
'Uncommon Boundaries' and 'Beyond Uncommon Boundaries' are two composites of short stories, poetry and song put together at a time that I thought I was at death's door. But I'm still here!
And, to this day, I'm alive and well as I work to live, not live to work, enjoying my moments spent with family, friends and a special British Shorthair cat named Bernie.
I finally obtained my first degree after interrupted schooling and went on to teach in the alternative school system before entering graduate school and then teaching at university level, which eventually led to my decision to move permanently abroad. Yet, before I made such a drastic decision I taught internationally as a Colorado University exchange professor at Russia's Moscow State University. I was afterwards asked to join an international program at the Agricultural University in Beijing, China. I loved this experience so much that I ended up being directly rehired by Chinese faculty to teach at BLCU, Beijing Language and Cultural University.
After returning to the Netherlands I've both taught and managed Cambridge-based language programs in the Irish Republic and HBO courses (first and second year university levels).
'Boulder Blues' is my first novel to receive any kind of critical acclaim. I then wrote what began as a children's story but ended up as a youth's struggle into adulthood, which was entitled 'Dancing Spoons and Khachapuri'. This story takes place in a changing Russia and addresses fragmented Eastern family relationships in a surreal world of modern economic collapse.
Later I wrote a four-part mystery series, which begins in Ireland where an amateur sleuthing Dutch professor falls in love with a Gard and entangles herself in all sorts of mishaps. The adventures of Felly van Vliet take our protagonist on to China and back to the Netherlands, where she continues with the aid of her students to investigate mishaps and mysteries in the descriptive landscapes and cultures of the other lands she is also teaching in.
'Uncommon Boundaries' and 'Beyond Uncommon Boundaries' are two composites of short stories, poetry and song put together at a time that I thought I was at death's door. But I'm still here!
And, to this day, I'm alive and well as I work to live, not live to work, enjoying my moments spent with family, friends and a special British Shorthair cat named Bernie.
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February 21, 2016
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"Sherry again proves to be a natural and compelling storyteller. She masterly weaves the story lines of suspense and adventure into a tale that takes you in depth into the characters and cultures she so vividly and wittily portrays. If you have read the two other books of this trilogy you will feel at home from the first page onwards!
A must read for anyone interested in other cultures, places and, most of all, people"
- Celtic Chronicles; Cork, Ireland
"Ms Gallagher is an outstanding all-rounder artist. Sherry Marie is an imaginative and prolific novelist, poet, essay writer. She is also an active musician, guitarist and folk singer. Working with her as her second reader has been a very pleasant experience" – Daniela Verzaro; Accademia Estiva di Cervo, Liguria, Italy
"Sherry again proves to be a natural and compelling storyteller. She masterly weaves the story lines of suspense and adventure into a tale that takes you in depth into the characters and cultures she so vividly and wittily portrays. If you have read the two other books of this trilogy you will feel at home from the first page onwards!
A must read for anyone interested in other cultures, places and, most of all, people"
- Celtic Chronicles; Cork, Ireland
"Ms Gallagher is an outstanding all-rounder artist. Sherry Marie is an imaginative and prolific novelist, poet, essay writer. She is also an active musician, guitarist and folk singer. Working with her as her second reader has been a very pleasant experience" – Daniela Verzaro; Accademia Estiva di Cervo, Liguria, Italy
August 4, 2012
A lovely tale, which is the 3rd of the Felly van Vliet mystery series, about a young Dutch professor's adventures as an international teacher and her sleuthing that began when one of the teachers she worked with in Ireland was mysteriously murdered. Romance and intrigue are part and parcel of her exotic tales that take her to foreign lands. An enjoyable read, not only of the colourful characters involved but also of the interesting cultural descriptions and perspectives of a world traveller.
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