Here are some of the places Tillie Smith walked past while living and working in Hackettstown: Centenary (where she worked in 1886), Flock Building (where she window shopped), Post Office (a pivotal place on her last night alive), Union Cemetery…
Maryann McFadden, author of THE CEMETERY KEEPER’S WIFE, honors Tillie Smith at Union Cemetery, Hackettstown, NJ, on the anniversary of her death.
This Sunday April 8th, at around 7 pm, I will be filming live from Union Cemetery in Hackettstown at the monument to Tillie Smith. This is the anniversary of her murder on the night of April 8th, 1886. I will…
My Dear Readers, The Cemetery Keeper’s Wife is coming May 2018! This has been my longest and most challenging work to date, but I hope you will feel it’s been worth the wait. It’s an historical novel, one which I believe…
Dear Readers & Friends, THE BOOK LOVER, my much anticipated 3rd novel, was released on May 1, 2012. It’s was selected as an INDIE NEXT PICK, which are the American Booksellers Association’s “must reads!” Published MAY 1, 2012 The inner sanctum of the…
Sometimes you have to leave your life to find yourself again… A lonely corporate wife who runs away from home. An elderly woman facing a devastating loss. A top executive adrift in the world after he’s fired. Set on…
A special thank you to all of you for making this a very special year for me. It’s funny how life imitates art. Some of you have heard me say that I think I’ve entered my own “richest season.” I really get…