Sibylline Press to Release The Bereaved by Julia Park Tracey
(Grass Valley, CA) – Sibylline Press is honored to announce the upcoming release of The Bereaved by Julia Park Tracey. Based on the author’s research into her grandfather’s past as an adopted child, and the surprising discovery of his family of origin and how he came to be adopted, Julia Park Tracey has created a mesmerizing work of historical fiction illuminating the darkest side of the Orphan Train.
When her husband dies and her children become wards of a predator, Martha—bereaved and scared—flees their beloved country home, taking the children with her to the squalor of New York City. Unable to find work, she and the family are soon destitute. The Home for the Friendless, an aid society, offers free food, clothing, and schooling to New York’s street kids and Martha secures a place for her children there until she can get on her feet. When she tries to visit them, she is shocked to discover that they are gone. Martha begs for her children back, but the Society refuses. Rather than succumb—the Civil War erupting around her—Martha sets out to reclaim each of them.
About Julia Park Tracey: Author Julia Park Tracey’s ancestors and their stories have given her a trail to follow from New York and New England to the deep south and the Pacific Coast. She is the author or editor of six books with more historical fiction on the way. She has written for Redbook, HuffPost, The Sun, Salon, and Babble. She is also a partner and the Executive Editor at Sibylline Press.
THE BEREAVED by Julia Park Tracey | 08-08-2023 | Tradepaper | ISBN: 978-1-7367954-2-2
Memoir | 296 pages | $18
Sibylline Press publishes the work of brilliant women over 50, exclusively. It was founded in 2022 by publishing industry veterans Vicki DeArmon, Julia Park Tracey, Alicia Feltman, and Anna Termine. Sibylline Press is distributed to the trade by Publishers Group West. Sibylline Press takes its name from the Sibylline Books, the ancient writings of wise older women, the Sibyls. More at sibyllinepress.com.
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