Hi, my name is Laura Rittenhouse and my book Starting Over was published in October 2010 by Wings ePress. The best place to look for it is on my website at www.laurarittenhouse.com. The Amazon link from Goodreads is messed up. If you go to Amazon you have to search for my name since the book title isn't found nor is the ISBN (grrrrr).
Anyway, this mainstream fiction novel (with a dose of historical fiction) tells the story of 2 migrants; one who moved from Germany to the US in 1903, the second, her great-granddaughter, moved from the US to Australia 76 years later. The book follows them each from the age of 14 to 50 as they seek out their common dreams of travel and independence.
My concept when writing this novel was to explore how much culture and technological advancement really impact us. The two protagonist’s lives mirror each other. They each face similar situations; they immigrate, fall in love, work to put food on the table... Every step of the way they are influenced by the social mores, the opportunities available to women, and the technology surrounding them. But throughout, their own personalities and their values have a bigger effect on their choices than anything else.
Anyway, this mainstream fiction novel (with a dose of historical fiction) tells the story of 2 migrants; one who moved from Germany to the US in 1903, the second, her great-granddaughter, moved from the US to Australia 76 years later. The book follows them each from the age of 14 to 50 as they seek out their common dreams of travel and independence.
My concept when writing this novel was to explore how much culture and technological advancement really impact us. The two protagonist’s lives mirror each other. They each face similar situations; they immigrate, fall in love, work to put food on the table... Every step of the way they are influenced by the social mores, the opportunities available to women, and the technology surrounding them. But throughout, their own personalities and their values have a bigger effect on their choices than anything else.