Guest Blog: Laura DeNooyer and The Broken Weathervane *Prize of E-Book To Chosen Commenter **WINNER: Laurie Gommerman
- ChristinaSinisi-Author
- Sep 21
- 3 min read
Updated: Oct 5
Dear Readers, thank you so much for being part of this blog! I look forward to your comments every week. Please join me in welcoming Laura DeNooyer. I have been on every one of her three books' launch teams. I find her books have a lot more depth than many romance novels out there and are so well-researched! Enjoy!
Introduce yourself—name, where you’re from, and something people notice when they meet you.
I’m Laura DeNooyer and I live in a small town in southeast Wisconsin—very similar to the fictional town where my novel takes place. I’m a wife, mother of 4 adult children, and a former middle school and high school teacher of art and writing.
People may notice that I ask a lot of questions. I’m curious about other people’s lives—what they do, what they’re thinking and feeling, how they’re thinking. I’m more of a listener than a talker.
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Tell us about your book—title and back cover blurb.
Blurb for The Broken Weathervane
Two co-workers seek the same information. One wants to publish it; the other has good reasons to keep it hidden.
As Leslie Wickersham, Raymond University grants officer, seeks information to unravel a family mystery, English professor Gregory Stafford seeks an elusive interview with one more Buckwalter relative for his upcoming author biography. While Greg and Leslie guard coveted details from each other, her goals are further complicated by letters of blackmail threatening to reveal all she has worked hard to hide.
In this dual timeline novel alternating between 2015 and the 1950s, loyalty is tested and secrets abound when family honor collides with truth. Leslie grapples with the trade-off: How far will a person go to help a loved one thrive?
Genre: Women’s Fiction, Book Club Fiction, Dual Timeline Fiction, Historical Fiction
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Share one thing that you found difficult or challenging about writing this book.
One of the characters in the 1950s timeline of this dual timeline novel struggles with mental illness. I purposely didn’t use Eddie’s point of view because I didn’t believe I could do him justice, considering his challenges. So I instead wrote from the perspectives of his wife Klara and his brother Fritz. I think that helps in making Eddie a sympathetic character. Despite their aggravation and confusion about his antics, they love him dearly.
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Ask the blog reader a quirky question or two?
The Broken Weathervane is partially set in the 1950s—a decade that intrigues me and has a lot of nostalgia for me since my parents were in their 20s then. I grew up in the 1960s. Do you have a favorite 1950s or 1960s bit of trivia, memory, TV show, or piece of nostalgia?
I love the old Danny Thomas TV reruns (originally called Make Room for Daddy) that ran from 1953-1964. I grew up watching The Andy Griffith Show (it started in 1960). I think that’s where my love of small towns comes from.
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Share your social media and buy links!
My website & book page: https://lauradenooyer-author.com/the-broken-weathervane/
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Thank you, Laura, for writing great books and joining us here on the blog!
Glad your kitty is out of the collar.
My favorite 50s and 60s TV show was leave it to Beaver. It is so funny watching it now where the mother wore dresses and pearls every day.
I'm showing my age in revealing I was not around during those decades, so I can't honestly share any memories that I have. :)
I'm praising the Lord with you that your kitten is healing well. Our 14 yo. Perry the Catapuss was adopted from our local ARL. They told us he was 12 weeks old. (A vet later confirmed he was actually 8 weeks). A couple of days after we brought Perry home, we noticed some nasal discharge. It turns out, he had a Kitty Cold. We ended up having to take him back to the ARL so they could nurse him back to health. Thankfully, he survived, and he's now our "Big Lug", and teaching our newest feline, Sir Winston, "the ropes" around our house and family! We love them both so much, as I'm sure you love your feline! :) Thanks for…
The 60s were the best!!! Great TV and music and fashion!