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Faith, Family, Film: A Teacher's Trek
Celebrity memoir by Fred Eichelman.

Discover a heartwarming side of Hollywood and politics that you never knew existed.

Thus begins the synopsis of the book I helped bring into the world, Faith Family Film: A Teacher's Trek by a longtime friend and fan of my novels, Fred Eichelman.

Faith, Family, Film represents the first book published via my imprint, Pendragon Cove Press, that was not written by me. I am honored to have been involved in this worthy endeavor.

Bloggers, I hope you choose to be involved too! To sign up for the 3-day release tour, 6/21-6/23/16, please CLICK HERE; thanks!

Fred, a retired teacher of high school history and government classes, has a stellar history himself, having befriended such notables as Elizabeth Taylor, Rhonda Fleming, and Ronald Reagan. He spins his anecdote-driven narrative in traditional Southern, "come in and set a spell" storytelling style.

Publication date: May 2016
Publisher: Pendragon Cove Press
Formats: E-book, Paperback
Number of pages/words: 168 pages/40K words
Cover design: Natasha Brown

Excerpt:
One night there was a late phone call from Doc Jones. “Al, Ann, I need a favor. I am taking care of too many sick animals right now, and I have a man here with a pair of dogs he brought from Germany. Rex and Regina. Never seen anything like them. Regina is about to deliver; could you two come over here?”

Of course my parents agreed.

To their surprise they found the dog owner to be Pulitzer Prize–winning author Louis Bromfield. His home was originally in Mansfield, Ohio, but he also had a home in Hollywood, California, and until recently one in Paris, where he had lived a few years. My parents were very familiar with Bromfield, as his books were widely read, and two were made into successful films, The Rains Came and Mrs. Parkington. Bromfield had recently been in Germany and had seen a new breed, Boxers. Boxers were the result of the interbreeding of Bullmastiffs and English Bulldogs and were considered perfect working dogs.

At that time Adolph Hitler was taking control of the German government, and Bromfield knew that if he didn’t bring these dogs to America quickly, he might not get another opportunity.

Al and Ann were happy to help out, and Louis Bromfield was especially pleased that my mother had read several of his books and was a fan. It was a perfect delivery of puppies and he thanked them profusely. Then Bromfield said, “Take your pick of the puppies.” Surprised as they were, they did not hesitate, and four weeks later a female puppy was delivered to their home.

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