Pheobe Mae

About the Book

Phoebe Mae’s secrets: How her mother died, the truth about her three husbands and two lovers. A struggle to domesticate the West she is befriended by Twin Eagles who she travels with to New York. Two black friends come to her aid after she is left alone. Here is a real legend of a search for value. Unveiled is the dramatic story of a women's struggle to civilize life in three states. In a desperate effort to understand her life, she faces the tragedy of her mother's suicide and overcomes her temptation for making hasty decisions in regard to men.

About the Author

Bettye Hammer Givens, Director, Summer in France Writing Workshop; finalist 2000 PEN Fiction; Poet Laureate Woman of Letters; Novels: Diary of Emily Saidouili , Farewell Gift. Presented International de Pitura e poesy, Edizione Cultural Lettere Poemi by Culture Minister in Italy - Switzerland, E. Este. Won fellowship, the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation; Fiction finalist Moondance Film Festival, taught Festival Creativity class. Short stories, essays: American Airlines magazine, the Christian Science Monitor etc. Three commissioned plays. President 2004 World Congress of Poetry. In Malta, Knighted Dame of Grace by the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem Knights of Malta. Member of the NY Dramatist Guild.