Finding Margaret - Book One in the Series

This is a true story. I have written it exactly the way it happened to me between January 1987 and December 1990. The descriptions of characters and names have been changed to protect their identity.

I originally wrote the story for my children – to share with them the lessons I learned on this incredible journey – and also as a personal catharsis. I needed to step back and take a look at all that had happened, which is why I wrote the story in third person and did not filter out the day-to-day family activities. It was important to me to be genuine (with exception of protecting certain identities) and this is the Real Story.

When the original manuscript was completed in 1992, my twin sister gave it to her friend and neighbor, who produces t.v. movies. She passed it along to a professional reviewer in Hollywood, who summarized it with the words: “This is a wonderful story.” Because of the cost to produce the many period pieces in this trilogy, the movie idea was abandoned; I still think it would make good film.

Many years ago, I read an inspiring book by Dr. Gerald Jampolsky and Diane Circincione titled Love is the Answer. It is my sincerest wish that after reading Finding Margaret, that you, too, will agree – Love really is the answer.

Margery Phelps
Marietta, Georgia