The author published a collection of stories that recounts her life in the heart of Chico, CA, circa 1940-1980
San Diego, CA – WEBWIRE – Sunday, August 20, 2023
If my work was done, I was free to ride anywhere anytime I wished. All that my parents asked of me was, I must be home before dark. Wilma Forester, The Adventures of Wild Willy.
Wilma R. Foresters The Adventures of Wild Willy will be displayed by self-publishing and book marketing company ReadersMagnet at the 2023 San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books. The book event will take place on August 19, 2023, at the University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA.
Annually presented by the University of San Diego, the San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books is an event that celebrates written literature. Attendees can enjoy the different activities at the event, including book displays, photo booths, workshops, live entertainment, discussions with award-winning authors, and various family-friendly programs. Attendees include authors, book lovers, booksellers, publishing agents, collectors, academics, and antiquarians.
The Adventures of Wild Willy is a collection of anecdotes, poetry, and essays about Wilma Willy Forester growing up in a neighborhood in Chico, CA, around 1940-1980. Willy revisits her little adventures training, riding her horse Bucky, and spending time with her brother Clint, sister Barbara, and childhood friend La Donna. Growing up, they shared the fun as long as they went home before dark.
Willy has always been fond of imagining scenarios. She incorporates her imagination in the different episodes she recounts. The coming-of-age story features illustrations by the author to give a glimpse of her reminiscence with her friend or siblings. Willy brings her readers through her imaginative take on storytelling and illustrations.
The Adventures of Wild Willy by Wilma Forester will be available soon on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and ReadersMagnet Bookstore. Visit the ReadersMagnet exhibit at the San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books 2023 to check out the books display.
Authors Biography
Wilma Forester was born in L.A., CA in 1933. She was the youngest child of Hazel and Wesley Anderson. She has a brother named Clinton and a sister named Barbara. They moved to Chico in 1940. They lived in several different places and finally settled in the barren wastelands of the Eastern part of town called Pleasant Valley.
In 1997, Wilma married Jacques Gubbels. They had three kids: James Steven (deceased), G. Jeffrey and Brenda Jean. They reside in Forest Ranch, CA. She won several trophies and ribbons from riding and painting. She has always been an artist first but she also loves to write, whether it be Fiction or Non-Fiction. She illustrated all of her stories.
The Adventures of Wild Willie
Author| Wilma R. Forester
Publisher| ReadersMagnet LLC