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Author Out With New Book
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ONF THING
CHERYL ROBINSON
Cheryl Robinson became a
remarkable success story after
self-publishing her first two
novels, “When I Get Free” and
“ M em ories o f Y esterday.”
Both received stellar reviews
on Amazon.com and the Barnes
& Noble websites.
New American Library is
proud to build upon Robinson’s
previous accomplishments by re­
publishing Memories of Yester­
day under the new title, “If It
Ain’t One Thing,” hoping to
bring this spectacular story to an
even wider audience.
In “If It A in’t One Thing,”
Cheryl Robinson
W inona Fairchild, a single
mother of two, knows she’s
made her fair share of mistakes.
Life begins to change for the
better when she leaves Texas
for her hometown of Detroit,
Michigan
Robinson’s characters suf­
fer through anger, disappoint­
ment and looming troubles yet
they eventually triumph over
th e ir p erso n al h ard sh ip s.
Robinson wants her readers to
reflect on th eir own lives
throughout the story, and to
believe in the possibility of a
brighter future.
March 30. 2005
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