ZOLA’S CROSS-COUNTRY ADVENTURE
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What’s a courageous young woman
in 1904 to do when challenged to drive across the country? Accept, of course.
Will the journalist tasked to tail her steal her heart? Or sabotage her
efforts?
In 1903, the first successful
transcontinental road trip took place. When Zola Calkin hears of this
and the men in her circle of friends laugh at women trying such a thing, she
rises to the challenge and recreates this trip the following year to become the
first woman to drive across the country. Without the assistance of a man. No one believes she will
succeed in this endeavor. From time to time, even she has doubts herself.
She and her female cousin learn to drive and
repair the automobile they purchased and plan out every detail of their trip.
Word of their venture is splashed across newspapers. Most people—both men and
women—doubt a woman can make the trip. Many are looking for her to fail.
I love my Zola character for many reasons.
One, I love her tenacity to tackle this adventure and perseverance to see it
through even when it was hard. Two, I named her after my mom. With a unique
name like Zola, I had to find a very special character to live up to the name.
(Love you, Mom!)
As the story goes, my great-grandma Zola’s
friends said that they knew a fellow with an unusual name. My great-grandpa
Montz’s friends said they knew a girl with an unusual name and that the two of
them should go on a date. Neither of them wanted to go on a blind date, but
they finally gave in to get their friends to stop bugging them. They went on
the date—and as they say—the rest is history. So my mom was named after her
grandma, and one of her brothers was named after their grandpa.
This post is longer than my other posts on
this novella will be, but I wanted to add the story of where my mom’s name came
from. Where my great-grandma got the name, I have no idea.
Happy Adventuring!
Love Is One of Life’s Greatest Adventures
Seven daring damsels don’t let the norms of
their eras hold them back. Along the way these women attract the attention of
men who admire their bravery and determination, but will they let love grow out
of the adventures?
Releases December 1, 2018
Mary lives in the
Pacific Northwest with her husband of over thirty-four years and two cats. She
has three adult children and two incredibly adorable grandchildren. Find her
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1 comment:
a unique name, Zola. I like that! Enjoyed meeting your Mom :)
This collection certainly sounds like an adventure I'd enjoy
reading! Thanks for sharing more thru your blog.
dkstevensne AT outlook DOTCom
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