“The Secret Life of Lucy Bosman”
Founder of Literary & Publishing Agency Releases New Historic Fiction Novel
(RICHMOND, VA) – Founder and CEO of The Pierce Agency, a literary and publishing services agency, Rebekah L. Pierce, has released her second historic fiction novel, The Secret Life of Lucy Bosman. The agency will host a book signing on Saturday, February 7, 2015 from 1 – 3 at Books, Beads & More located 8324 Bell Creek Road, Suite #100, Richmond, VA. Mrs. Pierce is an English Instructor at Fortis College and placed as an alternate in the Virginia Commission of the Arts Playwriting Fellowship in 2006 for her three plays, The Myth, Perfect and Bell Blu. Her first historic fiction novel, Murder on Second Street: The Jackson Ward Murders, was an e-book Amazon bestseller in 2013 & 2014 respectively.
The Secret Life of Lucy Bosman is about the pioneering spirit of women, patriots and the conflict between gender, love, race and war. It tells the story of a former slave and mulatto woman named Lucy Bosman who comes to Richmond, Virginia from Tennessee in the spring of 1860 to claim a building left to her by her deceased husband. To do so, she makes the fateful decision to “pass” as a white woman and soon opens a successful bakery and confectionary shop in the heart of 17th Street Market. But her dreams and her life are threatened by an unwelcome suitor and the outbreak of civil war.
“Richmond has such great history for storytelling, and I wanted to explore that with actual stories of women who lived in antebellum Richmond,” states Pierce. “I was inspired retell the story of the mulatto woman because she has historically been maligned in literature and film as the harlot or damsel in distress. I was interested in highlighting the fighting spirit of women of color – women in general – who chose financial independence over the convenience of marriage or being the mistress.”
To read an excerpt from The Secret Life of Lucy Bosman, visit www.rebekahlpierce.com. To schedule an interview or to RSVP for the book signing, call (804) 873-7363 or e-mail latika_lee@yahoo.com.