Beyond the Veil

By Phyllis Gillum

She didn't love him but she was pregnant, so she married the alcoholic, skirt-chasing sumbitch anyway. Lucy Jane makes a deal with the devil, her husband, and is strong enough to walk away from the two men who love her. She digs deep inside her soul, taps into an unexpected source and finds enough strength to deal with her hard drinking man, and all his bar whores. She maintains her dignity or her brand of "country class" while charging through life's challenges. Does she have the strength to face her toughest battle, her own mortality? Hell yes, she does. You make us proud, Lucy Jane. About the author... Our ranch was no longer part of our life. My husband's health forced us to retire from our home in the mountains of enchanted New Mexico. Known for strong west winds, rattlesnakes and beautiful sunsets. Little something for all.. I had dabbled in alternative healing for over thirty years, making a little money and having lots of fun. Jim grudgingly worked in the petro-chem industry at times to feed us and the livestock. Retirement left me rudderless. Rather than hang out on the streets and in the pool halls, my husband encouraged me to write. After fifty years of marriage he didn't mind letting me know he wanted less interruption and noise while watching television. Off to the office I went, not having any idea what to do. I didn't know how to write! I rarely sent a note on a post card. But I started. Sweet little cookbooks and memoirs morphed into fiction. The author gods smiled down on me allowing me to meet kind ladies, all published authors, who maybe needed a challenge. They have taught me, encouraged me, demanded of me and nurtured me. They held me when my oldest dog died and wept with me when I lost my husband. Five years later, one book is ready to publish and others are in progress. I love the real people in my life and also the extra ordinary, sometimes outrageous, characters pouring into my head and crowding their way through my fingers. Hope you enjoy Lucy Jane too.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1980528314
• ISBN13: 9781980528319
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"