STOKING HOPE978-1-955065-10-8Perseverance!
That is how Martha, a single mother in the West Virginia of 1918, survives and ultimately thrives, doing whatever she has to for her daughter, Frances.
It is also how Frances, a pregnant newlywed at the outbreak of World War II, gets through those dark days and their aftermath.
This tale of two remarkable women covers a fifty year period from World War I well into the 60s, full of pain, joy, friends gained and lost … oh, and the creation of Kevlar.
A Pennsylvania native, C. K. McDonough has a journalism degree and twenty years’ experience in the communications industry. A self-proclaimed history nerd, Caren has turned her love of research and the written word into her first novel, Stoking Hope. “Historical fiction and women’s literature libraries will find Stoking Hope an attractive addition.” — D. Donovan, Midwest Book Review