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READER'S CHOICE BOOK AWARD SILVER WINNER - Adult Fiction LITERARY GLOBAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - Historical Fiction AMERICAN WRITING AWARDS FINALIST - Fiction & Women's Fiction LITERARY TITAN BOOK AWARD - Literary Fiction >In 1951, wife and mother of seven, Marceline Gillis, is moving from one of the poorest areas of Cambridgeport to a grand Victorian property in a prosperous middle class suburb of Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is her final move with her husband Fred and her adult son Tommy, who has special needs. Marceline's son Andrew recently passed away following a heart attack, and her other…mehr

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READER'S CHOICE BOOK AWARD SILVER WINNER - Adult Fiction LITERARY GLOBAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - Historical Fiction AMERICAN WRITING AWARDS FINALIST - Fiction & Women's Fiction LITERARY TITAN BOOK AWARD - Literary Fiction >In 1951, wife and mother of seven, Marceline Gillis, is moving from one of the poorest areas of Cambridgeport to a grand Victorian property in a prosperous middle class suburb of Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is her final move with her husband Fred and her adult son Tommy, who has special needs. Marceline's son Andrew recently passed away following a heart attack, and her other children have moved out of the family home. Marceline isn't entirely happy about the move. Her two other sons, Bernie and Johnny, purchased the large property as an investment. They plan to divide the property into apartments, providing a home for their parents and a rental income for the family. Marceline's name is not on the deeds, and she has no say, or control over anything happening in the house. She struggles with the transition from the head of the household in her previous home, into what she considers forced retirement. Determined to own the house outright and become the new landlady of 27 Maple Avenue, Marceline has a secret plan to gain back control. As Marceline attempts to regain control of her home, she reflects back on her life and her turbulent relationships with her husband and children. But, when further tragedy strikes the Gillis family, Marceline is forced to reconsider her future. The Landlady of Maple Avenue is a heartfelt novel by author Suzanne Gillis, about Marceline Gillis and the Gillis family. The novel is inspired by true stories of the authors family, but the characters and events have been altered and fictionalised. Suzanne Gillis crafts a touching narrative about an elderly matriarch whose life is turned upside down as she reluctantly moves to a new house.
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Suzanne Elizabeth Gillis is an Award-Winning Fiction Author and Professional Screenwriter. She holds an MFA with honors in screenwriting from Columbia University Graduate School of the Arts and a BA in writing and narrative film from Hampshire College. She has been helping non-writers develop story ideas for feature screenplays and TV series since 2007. She has written over fifty original screenplays and is currently completing her second novel. Her debut historical fiction family saga novel, The Landlady of Maple Avenue, has already won a number of book awards. The story was inspired by true events about her father's Canadian family who immigrated to Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the 1920s. Her new fiction novel, Dr. Tightskin, is an LGBTQ comedy based on her original screenplay Under My Skin, which will be released soon.