JUST RELEASED:

This Four-Generation Book Project features biographical stories written by Mable Elizabeth Gates lovingly combined with photographs compiled by her niece, Brenda Dowdy Bell and illustrations by her great-grandniece, Emily Hope Hartsaw—all in a book designed and published by her grandniece, Lela Rast Hartsaw, who also wrote the book’s Forward and Epilogue.

The stories will transport readers to a simpler time in 20th century rural Mississippi when country doctors still made house calls and a plate of home-baked biscuits awaited any hungry visitor. Gates’ evocative tales of difficult periods and times of great joy remind us of what is most important—family and community.

Click here to buy a copy of Remembering Lela & Charlie on Amazon.com!

LOOK! You can now buy a copy of Remembering Lela & Charlie directly from the author and have her personalize and sign it! Just click the Buy Now button to purchase and send an email to the author at whatsmamawriting@gmail.com to let her know how you’d like the book to be signed.

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Introducing the first children’s books researched and written by Lela Rast Hartsaw, blogger at whatsmamawriting.com.

The Adventures of Abigail Rose chronicles the adventures of a porcelain doll who is lost during a hurricane on the Gamble Plantation, situated on the Manatee River in SW Florida near the Gulf of Mexico. In her own words, she tells about life in 19th century Florida. She hears stories of the American Civil War, witnesses visits from Federal troops, overhears tales of ghosts & Indians from local children, and even experiences the excitement of a real-life fugitive on the run! *

Abigail Rose Visits The Gamble Plantation has our narrator from The Adventures of Abigail Rose touring the antebellum home featured in her story. With text written for Young Readers (Grades K-3) and sidebar information for adult/co-readers, this book explores this historic landmark.

Click Here to Purchase Your Copy of The Adventures of Abigail Rose on AMAZON!

LOOK! You can now buy a copy of The Adventures of Abigail Rose directly from the author and have her personalize and sign it! Just click the Buy Now button to purchase and send an email to the author at whatsmamawriting@gmail.com to let her know how you’d like the book to be signed. 

Click Here to Purchase Your Copy of Abigail Rose Visits The Gamble Plantation from AMAZON!

LOOK! You can now buy a copy of Abigail Rose Visits The Gamble Plantation directly from the author and have her personalize and sign it! Just click the Buy Now button to purchase and send an email to the author at whatsmamawriting@gmail.com to let her know how you’d like the book to be signed. 

*A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the preservation of the Patten House, built in 1895 on the Gamble property and in dire need of restoration.