Join The Coffee Pot Book Club on tour with…
Landscape of a Marriage
By Gail Ward Olmsted
August 2nd – August 13th 2021
Publication Date: 29th July 2021
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Page Length: 314 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
A marriage of convenience leads to a life of passion and purpose. A shared vision transforms the American landscape forever.
New York, 1858: Mary, a young widow with three children, agrees to marry her brother-in-law Frederick Law Olmsted, who is acting on his late brother’s deathbed plea to "not let Mary suffer”. But she craves more than a marriage of convenience and sets out to win her husband’s love. Beginning with Central Park in New York City, Mary joins Fred on his quest to create a 'beating green heart' in the center of every urban space.
Over the next 40 years, Fred is inspired to create dozens of city parks, private estates and public spaces with Mary at his side. Based upon real people and true events, this is the story of Mary’s journey and personal growth and the challenges inherent in loving a brilliant and ambitious man.
Gail Ward Olmsted
Gail Ward Olmsted was a marketing executive and a college professor before she began writing fiction on a fulltime basis. A trip to Sedona, AZ inspired her first novel Jeep Tour. Three more novels followed before she began Landscape of a Marriage, a biographical work of fiction featuring landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, a distant cousin of her husband’s, and his wife Mary.
For more information, please visit her on Facebook and at GailOlmsted.com.
Tour Schedule
August 2nd
The Historical Fiction Company
August 3rd
August 4th
Catherine Meyrick’s Official Blog
August 5th
Elizabeth St.John’s Official Blog
August 6th
Historical Fiction With Spirit
August 9th
August 10th
August 11th
August 12th
August 13th
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