Curtain Call

Curtain Call

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Frederica Jones divorced her husband of 27 years and moved from Manhattan to Melbourne Beach, Florida, for a new and exhilarating lease on life. Then she learned that her lifelong friend, Lea Gagnon, was newly widowed in Quebec, Canada, where she had spent her married life and had recently been diagnosed with dementia.Throughout the novel she battles the question of how much she is willing to sacrifice of her own remaining life for the comfort and solace of her beloved friend. What do we owe those we love who are felled by this most horrible disease?Frederica steps into Lea’s life as Lea’s sister forfeits that responsibility, and she is left with untangling a legal mystery centering on Oliver Gagnon, Lea’s stepson, who appears to have full legal control of Lea’s life.Frederica will have to go to Quebec, Canada, to confront Oliver Gagnon. That is where the novel truly begins.

Bonnie MacDougall was raised in Bethesda, Maryland. Her B.A. is from Cedar Crest College; her M.A. (highest honors/summa cum laude) is from Columbia University, as is her Ph.D. in English Renaissance literature. She taught at the Chapin School and the Spence School in Manhattan before taking a position at Bergen Community College and was soon promoted to the rank of Professor. She served as Interim Academic Vice President for a year, and was named Professor Emerita on her retirement. She has written fiction all those years. Her first novel, Something Terrible About Love, was released in November, 2022. Her second novel, Love, Ruthie, was released in November, 2023.Dr. MacDougall lives in Vero Beach, Florida, with her husband, Donald Grein. She is on the Board of Directors of the Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation.