PITTSBURG, Kan., May 1, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The world can change tremendously over the course of a century. In fact, within the last 100 years, America has gone from a horse and buggy society to a sprawling landscape of superhighways and an army of automobiles. Man has walked on the moon, connected to the world first through television and then the Internet, and Jennie Dean saw it all. In her new book, Jennie Laverna Dean 1894 to 2000 (now available through 1stBooks Library), author V. Charlene Beye recounts the long and colorful life of her grandmother.
Beye's book is a biography of her grandmother Jennie Laverna Dean who observed the changing world through her eyes over the course of her 106 years. Beye chronicles Dean's life through her many interesting stories and experiences.
"This is not written as a history lesson, rather of the every day experiences of a unique woman's life of 106 years, written in her own words," Beye states.
An inspirational story, Beye's book shows that life, although hard, can still be enjoyed. Dean survived smallpox, painful homestead childbirth, deaths, an abusive marriage, a crippled baby only to move on to abuse in a nursing home as well as much more. Beye hopes through the stories of her grandmother, readers will learn to go with the times and sometimes be the leader. With a vital sense of humor, Dean's story shows that life is what people make of it.
An extraordinarily inspiring book about an average woman who lived a more than average life, Jennie Laverna Dean 1894 to 2000 will be enjoyed by all ages.
Although she has written many stories and poems for her children's pleasure, this is Beyes' first published work. Written because of a promise made long ago to her grandmother, Beye thought many readers would benefit from her matriarch's experiences. Beye currently lives in a small Kansas town where she is working on her first novel.
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