Prospects of a Woman

AUTHOR HIRED: Marika Flatt at PR by the Book:
(512) 501-4399 ext. 701 [email protected] Traditional Media • Book trade outlets (need ARCs 5-6 months in advance); assuming SWP will have them ready by mid-June 2020 • Lifestyle/Book/Feature/Culture editors at appropriate magazines and regional dailies • Talk radio shows covering appropriate topics • Pitch to local TV first (near San Francisco) Online/ Digital Media • Lifestyle/Book/Feature/Culture editors at online sites—pitch to online arm of major magazines and regional dailies & broadcast, and other angles • Bloggers: offer pre-written Q&A, excerpts • Develop a Virtual Book Tour (VBT) around week of publication, to include the following: Appropriate bloggers, podcasters, bookstagrammers, reviewers on GoodReads, Amazon, Influencers, regional

When Elisabeth Goodwin comes to California from Massachusetts in 1849 with her new husband, Nate, she quickly finds out he’s not who she thought—but instead of suffering in a miserable marriage, she discovers her worth and potential during the gold rush, and carves out her independence in the liberal society of the early West.On 2 BuzzFeed Hot Lists!
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The story of one woman's quest to carve out a life for herself in the liberal and bewildering society that emerged during the California gold rush frenzy.

Elisabeth Parker comes to California from Massachusetts in 1849 with her new husband, Nate, to reunite with her father, who’s struck gold on the American River. But she soon realizes her husband is not the man she thought—and neither is her father, who abandons them shortly after they arrive. As Nate struggles with his sexuality, Elisabeth is forced to confront her preconceived notions of family, love, and opportunity. She finds comfort in corresponding with her childhood friend back home, writer Louisa May Alcott, and spending time in the company of a mysterious California. Armed with Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Self-Reliance, she sets out to determine her role in building the West, even as she comes to terms with the sacrifices she must make to achieve independence and happiness. A gripping and illuminating window into life in the Old West, Prospects of a Woman is the story of one woman’s passionate quest to carve out a place for herself in the liberal and bewildering society that emerged during the California gold rush frenzy.