COLORS

by D.J. Murphy, F.R. IT (Editor), M. OKUJAVA (Illustrator)

A delightful introduction to COLORS for children. 'A small book for small hands!' A fantastic hand illustrated book with COLORS. The illustrations enlighten the story tellers imagination. The story takes place in a cosmos vibrant green garden. In the horizon is an inviting castle of jubilee. The COLORS are playing folk and happily they are together. Each musical color has his own enthusiasm and rhyme. All eight of the COLORS action figures jump in a carry away box and no one of course wants to be left behind. Who will be the last in the game? Will all the COLORS have their space to be escorted to the castle at the King's request for a summer jubilee concert? Re-open again and again the majestic story afresh. Where journey of a pack of COLORS meets the kingdom's horizon. Action phrases match natures harmony and even rhyme. Bestow your brilliance with fun COLORS to a new born or young child by audibly reading the unveiled fame of these traditional COLORS and their domain. About the American author D.J. Murphy. A native of rural Clare, Michigan, was brought up in a family with ten brothers and sisters. In her eyes this was a blessing. She became converted to a Christian way of life only through prayer and through asking and seeking this gift. A spring chicken she's not, so her writings come from how she's dealt with different circumstances over the years. Eight children was another one of her many blessings in life. She graduated from Central Michigan University with a B.S. Degree in Education and later received a M.A. in counseling. D.J. taught eleven years and counseled children K-6 for ten years. A good sense of humor and her deep Christian faith are her crutches in life.

26 pages, Paperback

Published September 4, 2018

About the author

For 25 years I practiced international corporate law in New York City, Paris, Saudi Arabia and Cincinnati. Part of my practice involved refugees from the Middle East, Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union who were seeking asylum in the United States. Although these refugees were sometimes fleeing war, imprisonment, torture, or even death, it was tremendously difficult to obtain asylum for them. In one case, in particular, by winning an asylum case, I knew that I had helped to save the life of the refugee.

These refugees also changed my life. I decided to take early retirement in order to write a book, inspired by their stories. My novel "A Thousand Veils" is the result. It is the fictional account of a courageous Iraqi journalist and poet who risks her life to expose the truth about the Hussein regime in the hope that her daughter will be able to grow up in a freer society.

"A Thousand Veils" won the 2009 Colorado Authors League's award for mainstream fiction and was a finalist for the Colorado Book Award, sponsored by Colorado Humanities. It received a gold star from TeensReadToo and is in their Hall of Fame.

I am contributing ten percent of my net royalties on "A Thousand Veils" to the United Nations High Commission on Refugees.

Additional information is provided in the following interviews:

With Julie Triedman on American Law Daily - http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawda...

With Luan Gaines on Curled Up with a Good Book - http://www.curledup.com/intmurphy.htm


A sampling of reviews (see Goodreads and Amazon for other reviews).

Denver Bar Association newsletter - http://www.denbar.org/docket/doc_arti...

Blogs: http://caitesdayatthebeach.blogspot.c...

http://chikune.com/blog/?p=402

http://www.frontstreetreviews.com/100...

I have prepared a set of book club discussion points for "A Thousand Veils" which can be obtained by emailing me at Veils1000@aol.com. I enjoy interacting with readers and have given numerous book club presentations. If your book club would be interested in selecting "A Thousand Veils," I would be happy to participate in the discussion by phone.

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