S. DIONNE MOORE is a mother and writer whose newest passion for Artisan Breadmaking is causing things to truly expand in her life, which makes it a good thing that she is also an avid-walker and gardener. She resides in the great state of PA, and welcomes you to visit her Website, www.sdionnemoore.com, where she is posting new recipes, and Podcasts on writing, on an almost daily basis. Plus there's always a contest running for a chance to win free books and, if you're really lucky, great footcare products. Now what else would you expect from an author whose first book was titled, Murder on the Ol' Bunions?
POLLY DENT LOSES GRIPby S. Dionne Moore
Published by Barbour Publishing
ABOUT THE BOOK
While helping her mother-in-law move into Bridgeton Towers Assisted Living & Nursing, LaTisha Barnhart's nose smells trouble simmering. The residents' gossip is revealing all kinds of motives for murder. Gertrude Herrman is out looking for love in the form of Thomas Philcher (or is it love of his fat wallet instead?), and Polly's fall eliminates Gertrude's competition once and for all. Otis Payne, the venerable director of Bridgeton Towers, is over a barrel when his wife demands cash--or else she'll carry on without him. Mitzi Mullins's penchant for rhyme puts her in direct line as perpetrator of the crime, and Sue Mie's mistake seals Polly's fate.
Can LaTisha stay on her achin' feet, and one step ahead of the villain, long enough to solve yet another crime?
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW
1. What gave you the inspiration for this story?
Polly Dent Loses Grip has a more serious vein than Murder on the Ol' Bunions because I wanted to show the progression of aging. LaTisha gets sick, but even though she must deal with the effects of her aging body, she doesn't lose her sense of humor!
2. How much of your own experiences influenced your characters? What aspects became traits that are theirs and theirs alone?
I watched my father's struggle with high blood pressure and diabetes, and now I watch my mother's journey down that same path. Both of these experiences shaped the idea for LaTisha's physical struggles in Polly Dent Loses Grip. But unlike my experience, LaTisha's spirit rises to meet the challenge and she shakes off the gloom that could easily overcome her. She chooses to shake off her doldrums and put her nose to the mystery at hand, while continuing the never-ending job of keeping Hardy in line/
3. If one of your characters were an ice cream flavor, what would he/she be and why?
LaTisha would be Cappuccino Crunch (Hershey Ice Cream flavor) and Hardy would be Deep Dish Apple Pie (Hershey Ice Cream flavor). Double yum! And they would definitely share their scoops with each other.
4. Are there any themes in Polly Dent Loses Grip that you hope the reader sees? Are there any themes that weren't overt but developed as the stories progressed?The main thrust of the entire LaTisha Barnhart Mystery series is never to lose your sense of humor. We follow LaTisha through Empty Nest Syndrome (book 1) to helping her aging MIL while battling her own sickness (book 2) to LaTisha reinventing herself and her way of life (at 60, no less!) in book 3. No matter what you face, live, love, and laugh. These three things are accomplished by keeping your faith in a firm grip and remembering that it is a natural extension of who you are, not a mask you put on for special occasions.
5. What were your most difficult parts to write? Your favorite?
My favorite part of writing any story is watching the characters develop. I enjoy writing deep characters and bringing out aspects of their personalities in unique ways.
6. When is your next book coming out and what is the story?
Your Goose Is Cooked is the final book in the LaTisha Barnhart Mystery series and is due to release with the first two books as a compilation in the Fall of 2010. LaTisha and Hardy are back in Maple Gap and cooking up a storm at their new restaurant, Your Goose Is Cooked, when their deaf chef overhears a plot for murder that just might fricassee the mayor's plans for re-election.
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