Dog Dirt Doris: The Release Day Came - and Went!

The eager guests gathered and were served wine poured from bottles in brown paper bags and labeled paraffin or cider; their nectar, sipped from plastic beakers to wash down an assortment of crisps and sausage rolls in a manner far from the vagabond life style Doris experienced.

The room buzzed with excited chatter as I listened to a dear aunt explain how she cried while reading about Dorothy on the Anzio battlefield before informing me that it was there that her husband had fought his war.

After the supportive throng had dispersed I signed books at a table in the library reception where I encountered a real Anzio hero; a spritely yet elderly man, keen to make my acquaintance. He was eager to read my book and avidly confirmed the horrific content that its pages quite simply contain. I felt honored as I listened and respectful of the soldier standing before me as he spoke of things he had not previously mentioned to anyone else.

Although I wrote Dog Dirt Doris and have read it a hundred times; despite all the research to uncover its historical content I did not anticipate and was not prepared for the emotional response presented to me by those who have experience of or a relationship with the content of the story. I guess I have things to learn in my quest to becoming an author but I hope my story has done justice to the memory and experience of those who hold a deeper affinity with the book’s content and I appreciate their comments very much.

So, with the launch day behind me, I am proud to say my book is now available on the World Wide Web, through dogdirtdoris.com, books-2B-loved on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com. It is available at book stores throughout America and will be released early next year, 2009 in book stores throughout the UK.

I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.