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 Jacquelyn
Cook
Although Jacquelyn Cook has been a
nationally published writer since 1963, selling over 500,000
copies of her first thirteen books, she considers herself
first and foremost a southern author. "My goal has
been to write timeless stories of lasting values,"
says Cook. "I want to preserve our culture and history and
the beauty of out landscape, but most of all I like to
reflect the southerner's love of God, country, family and
fellowman."
After gaining experience in
journalism, Cook started writing the five-book River series
that began with The River Between, published in 1985.
After twenty-five years, these books are still in demand.
In 2002, Barbour Books combined four of the popular stories
in one volume called Magnolias, making it the
complete novel Jacquelyn desired. Now, in 2010, BelleBooks
is publishing beautiful new editions of the River series.
Wanting to write a longer, more
fully developed novel, Cook began a new phase of her career
with Sunrise, which was released in February 2008 by
BelleBooks. Set in Macon, it is the fictionalized account of
the true story of Anne Tracy and William Butler Johnston,
who built the fabulous Johnston-Felton-Hay house in Macon,
Georgia. Cook's extensive research was enhanced by family
reminiscence of the Johnston's great-grandson George Felton.
These personal materials made the story come alive.
Jacquelyn Cook has early ties to
Macon because she majored in voice at Wesleyan Conservatory
in the original building on College Street. "Memories
of my days there have colored several of my books," she
says.
An epic novel of the Civil War,
The Gates of Trevalyan, followed in September 2008. The
story of the King family on Trevalyan Plantation weaves into
the tapestry of the most compelling historical figures of
the time. Three love stories and exciting action keep pages
turning.
The Greenwood Legacy, the
true story of an amazing family who began the plantation
culture that still exists in Thomasville, Georgia, was
released in 2009. It has delighted all who have read this
novel of faith, family, love, and courage. Mrs. Cook's
family enjoys life on the ancestral farm near Lake
Blackshear in Southwest Georgia. Jacquelyn's hobby is
keeping flowers growing all year long. Three and a half dogs
own her, two Shih Tzu lapdogs, a guardian Australian
Shepherd, and the half a dog, a huge Labrador retriever who
belongs to her son's family. The minute they leave home, the
sociable lab visits grandmother. On holidays, the table
swells with her daughter's family from the city.
Everyone gathers for Jacquelyn Cook's Old South meals,
especially Virginia-baked ham and devil's food cake with
mocha frosting.
http://www.jacquelyncook.com/
Her Books From BelleBooks:
River of Fire
The Wind Along the
River
The River Between
The Greenwood Legacy
Sunrise
The Gates of Trevalyan
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