Though
young people today think of the Sixties as a bygone era, Boomers hold
these years dear within their hearts and minds. In the 60's, Detroit MI
was a boomtown for Boomers. There are many stories to tell. One of
those
stories has been released by award winning author Erica Miner. FourEver Friends is the title of
her latest novel about four teenage girls set in 1960s Detroit. She
will be appearing on The Authors Show Radio on November 12, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Detroit Michigan Then And
Now - From Boom To Bust
Erica Miner’s new release, FourEver Friends, offers an in depth,
first person glimpse at
the 60's era; an
era that Boomer Detroit residents look to with nostalgia and young
adults look to
with curiosity. She will be appearing on The Authors Show Radio on
November 12, 2009
[November 9, Detroit MI] Though many
people today think of the Sixties as a bygone era, Boomers hold these
years dear within their hearts and minds. In the 60's Detroit
symbolized the American Dream. Now all of that has changed.
On Labor Day in 1960, when JFK gave the keynote speech in downtown
Detroit, the city was thriving. Businesses were doing well, education
was well-funded and in top form, the city abounded with talent,
especially among young people, and it was the all-important hub of
Labor in the US. When Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, and
subsequently the city exploded into race riots in 1967, all of that
began to change.Erica Miner's newest novel, FourEver Friends, tells the
tale of four
teenage girls set in 1960's Detroit. It is a time she remembers fondly.
"As a high school student at that time," states Ms. Miner, "I was full
of hope for my city, my country, and my generation. I remember how
wonderful it felt to anticipate the great changes to come. Since then
my beloved city has been in a downward spiral, and with the current
recession Detroit is hurting more than any other city in the US: the
auto industry woes, the 15+% unemployment, are just the tip of this
iceberg."
Originally Ms. Miner wrote the book as
a love letter to her four ‘BFFs’ and to the school that
gave
us them an astonishing foundation that they were able to draw on. The
book can now be seen as somewhat of a snap shot that captures a better
time, lived in a better place.
In FourEver Friends, Ms.
Miner takes us back to an era that Baby Boomers look to with nostalgia
and young adults look to with curiosity. The 1960's were a time of
new hope and idealism that ultimately dissolved into volatility and
violence. In a specialized inner city Detroit high school, four teenage
girls have established the roots of lasting friendship. Their
backgrounds are different, but their passion for classical music and
angst over raging hormones link them irrevocably. The girls' school is
a cultural melting pot of race and ethnicity in which students are
judged by their intellect and talents,
not the color of their skin or religious upbringing.
"As heartbreaking as it is for me to observe the troubles of the (no
longer) Motor City," stated Ms. Miner, "I still see Detroit in my mind
as it once was. My fictionalized memoir FourEver Friends, takes a trip
down memory lane to a time when the Boomer generation navigated the
waters of their adolescence against the background of JFK’s
election, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the advent of the Beatles, and
other major socio-political events. Even though some of these events
could be considered in a negative light, those were the best days the
city and the people there had ever experienced. This book will bring
back fond memories of those times."
Erica Miner will be appearing on The Authors Show Radio
(www.TheAuthorsShow.com) on Nov 12, 2009. FourEver Friends
is now available at Ms. Miner's website at www.ericaminer.com, Amazon.com,
and Barnes and Noble
FourEver Friends
Erica Miner
Nightengale Press
ISBN - 9781933449739
Profile:
Violinist turned author Erica Miner has established a reputation as an
award-winning screenwriter, author, lecturer and poet.
A native of Detroit, she studied music at Boston University, the New
England Conservatory of Music, and the Tanglewood Music Center. After
experiencing a variety of highs and lows in her quest to forge a career
in New York City, Erica won the coveted position of violinist with the
Metropolitan Opera Company. When injuries from a car accident spelled
the end of her musical career, she drew upon her lifelong love of
writing for inspiration and studied poetry and screenwriting, winning
awards in both categories.
After moving to the west coast, Erica honed her screenwriting skills
with author and script guru Linda Seger of "Making a Good Script Great"
fame and with Ken Rotcop, the author of “Perfect
Pitch.” Erica’s ten screenplays, one of which is
based on her award-winning debut novel, Travels with My Lovers, have
won awards and/or placed in such competitions as WinFemme, Santa Fe and
the Writer’s Digest. She was a prizewinner in
the Damas Gracias Poetry Competition in Upstate New York, and her
essays and articles have appeared in Vision Magazine, WORD San Diego
and numerous newsletters and E-zines. She is the author of Travels with
My Lovers and FourEver Friends. Erica has completed the screenplay of
her new novel, Murder in the Pit, scheduled for release in 2010.
In addition Erica has developed a number of writing lectures, workshops
and seminars on writing. Erica is available for interview and can be
reached by using the information below.
Contact:
Erica Miner
www.EricaMiner.com
emwriter@earthlink.net
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Violinist
turned author Erica Miner has established a reputation as an
award-winning screenwriter, author, lecturer and poet.
A native of Detroit, she studied music at Boston University, the New
England Conservatory of Music, and the Tanglewood Music Center. After
experiencing a variety of highs and lows in her quest to forge a career
in New York City, Erica won the coveted position of violinist with the
Metropolitan Opera Company. When injuries from a car accident spelled
the end of her musical career, she drew upon her lifelong love of
writing for inspiration and studied poetry and screenwriting, winning
awards in both categories.
After moving to the west coast, Erica honed her screenwriting skills
with author and script guru Linda Seger of "Making a Good Script Great"
fame and with Ken Rotcop, the author of “Perfect
Pitch.” Erica’s ten
screenplays, one of which is based on her award-winning debut novel,
Travels with My Lovers, have won awards and/or placed in such
competitions as WinFemme, Santa Fe and the Writer’s Digest.
She was a prizewinner in the Damas
Gracias Poetry Competition in Upstate New York, and her essays and
articles have appeared in Vision Magazine, WORD San Diego and numerous
newsletters and E-zines. She is the author of Travels with My Lovers
and FourEver Friends. Erica has completed the screenplay of her new
novel, Murder in the Pit, scheduled for release in 2010.
In addition Erica has developed a number of writing lectures, workshops
and seminars on writing. Erica is available for interview and can be
reached by using the information below.
Company
Contact:
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