Jules and Marisa Bridges were more than just husband and wife; he was a famous drummer and she was his manager. They were inseparable - they completed each other.   When cancer takes Jules from her, Marisa faces not only immeasurable loss, but a dire financial situation. Desperate to hold on to her Tribeca loft, she takes in renters Martin Starks and Cassandra Blanche. But Cassandra isn't just a bartender at the Bitter End. It turns out she's the celebrated diva CiCi Belle, and she's been hiding from her glittering career and her abusive manager. Martin, a talented, young guitarist, asks her to join his band, and in turn, they ask Marisa to be their manager.   Marisa quickly pedals back into the music business when she takes the band on a challenging European tour that reveals the conflict between those under the lights and those who stand in the wings.    As Marisa grapples with her new independence, she discovers a hidden strength and the possibility "to find the treasure" in living.

The Drummer's Widow

Literature & Fiction

FitzPatrick, Joanna

Women's Fiction

la Drome Press

Katherine Mansfield is a powerfully understated fictional narrative of an author who was determined to make her way¬—and her mark—in London's early 20th Century literary society. A foreigner from New Zealand, Mansfield was never welcomed into the famed Bloomsbury Group, yet she was respected—even revered—by Virginia Woolf, who admitted Mansfield was the only writer who made her jealous. Mansfield’s prolific literary career was on an upward spiral when on her thirtieth birthday her doctors advise her to stop writing, move to a sanatorium, and die quietly of tuberculosis. Her response to this death toll was to become a wandering consumptive who traveled from London to Paris, to the Riviera, and high into the Alps in pursuit of a cure for her health and her soul, and in pursuit of her next short story. Informed by the historic record and interspersed with Mansfield’s own correspondence and diaries, this historical novel guides us through Mansfield's life—her struggles, successes, and setbacks—and inside the debilitating disease that sapped her energy, derailed her marriage, and fostered her growing dependency on a faithful and obsessive caregiver, LM, a woman whose devotion bred equal parts gratitude and resentment.

Katherine Mansfield

Genre Fiction

KATHERINE MANSFIELD

Product Description 
July 1924. Sarah Cunningham, a young Modernist painter, arrives in Carmel-by-the-Sea from Paris to bury her older sister, Ada Belle. En route, she is shocked to learn that Ada Belle’s suspicious death is a suicide. But why kill herself? Her plein air paintings were famous and her upcoming exhibition of portraitures would bring her even wider recognition.\nSarah puts her own artistic career on hold and, trailed by Ada Belle’s devoted dog, Albert, becomes a secret sleuth, a task made harder by the misogyny and racism she discovers in this seemingly idyllic locale.\nPart mystery, part historical fiction, this engrossing novel celebrates the artistic talents of early women painters, the deep bonds of sisterhood, the muse that is beautiful scenery, and the determination of one young woman to discover the truth, to protect an artistic legacy, and to give her sister the farewell she deserves. 
 Review 
“Bold, creative, and unexpected—all the things nice ladies weren’t supposed to be when they escaped to Carmel-by-the-Sea to make art without criticism. FitzPatrick, a descendant of one of those feisty female pioneers, has honored her family legacy and entertained her fans with a fast-paced whodunit that is equal parts loving tribute and killer thriller.” —Meredith May, author of The Honey Bus and Loving Edie “The Artist’s Colony is a sumptuous ride through the Carmel-by-the-Sea as Sarah Cunningham attempts to uncover the truth about her sister’s mysterious death. Atmospheric and delicious, FitzPatrick delivers a thrilling page-turner woven with artistic flourish. This exquisite novel does not disappoint! Highly recommended!” —Michelle Cox, author of the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series “It’s 1924 and a young woman journeys to Carmel, California, to learn more about her sister’s sudden death. She soon learns that the bohemian arts colony is anything but idyllic, as she’s confronted by flagrant racism and intimations of murder. Fitzpatrick has written a vivid historical novel with an absorbing mystery at the center of it, and I was riveted.” —Elizabeth McKenzie, author of The Portable Veblen “The dramatic landscapes of Carmel, beautifully depicted by FitzPatrick, are central to the plot, whose blow-by-blow story keeps us gripped to the final revelation of Ada’s murderer . . . a must-read novel for anyone who loves historical fiction, art, detective stories, and the West Coast.” —Maggie Humm, author of Talland House “FitzPatrick keeps the pot stirred nicely, with revelations popping up like whack-a-mole. There is also a nice sense of scene, capturing this idyllic place on the Monterey peninsula. . . . The Artist Colony delivers an escape to gorgeous Carmel and an engaging mystery.” —Kirkus Reviews “. . . readers who enjoy an exciting narrative with unexpected twists will find this a diverting and illuminating read.” —Historical Novels Review 
 About the Author 
JOANNA FITZPATRICK was raised in Hollywood. She started her writing habit by applying her orange fountain pen and a wild imagination to screenplays, which led her early on to produce the film 
White Lilacs and Pink Champagne. Accepted at Sarah Lawrence College, she wrote her MFA thesis 
Sha La La: Live for Today about her life as a rock ’n’ roll star’s wife. Her more recent work includes two novels, 
Katherine Mansfield, Bronze Winner of the 2021 Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) in Historical Fiction, and 
The Drummer’s Widow. 
The Artist Colony is her third book. Presently, FitzPatrick divides her time between a mountaintop cottage in Northern California and a small hameau in Southern France where she begins all her book projects.

The Artist Colony: A Novel

Literary

She Writes Press

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