Interview Questions/Fact Sheet What prompted you to write this book? How was writing this book helpful to you personally? Beyond the tragic loss of Jesse's son, how much of the rest of the book is autobiographical? In what ways are you like Jesse Burrell, the main character in your book? Is there a Holly Marie Bassett in your life? Are you as avid a horseman as the character Jesse in your book? Did any of the movie or television roles you've had help you at all in writing this book? What other books have you written? What other projects are you currently involved in? Ernest Borgnine, in his endorsement of your book, wrote that it would make a great movie. Is a movie version of A Feather in the Rain a possibility? In the epilogue, you tell readers to "know their children" and to "know if they are not telling the truth." This is powerful stuff. Why did you choose to add this message? Publisher: Five Star Publications, Inc. ISBN: 1-58985-011-4 Website: www.FeatherintheRain.com WHAT IS THIS BOOK ABOUT? The day Texas rancher and horseman Jesse Burrell buried his son, he buried his own heart. Disconsolate, Jesse's love and lust for life went fallow. Determined to never again experience the heartache of loss, this trail-hardened cowboy chose a self-imposed lonely and celibate existence. With great effort, he managed to struggle through the motions of his life, running a ranch and occasionally winning awards in cutting horse competitions (although the ultimate dream of a Futurity championship eluded him.) That was how his life was, and that was how it seemed destined to remain. Through a chance encounter, he met a beautiful young woman, her own heart shattered by the death of her brother. They immediately saw in each other a kindred spirit. Their explosive love affair will set readers' hearts ablaze with empathy and passion. Based on a true incident, noted film and TV actor Alex Cord bares his soul in this, his second novel. WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK UNIQUE? The author's son died a tragic and senseless death. Unable to cope with the loss, Alex Cord withdrew-"hiding under the covers," he called it. The day he decided to write about his son, the covers were thrown off, as he had found renewed purpose in living. What began as a cathartic experience through writing a journal about his son blossomed into a novel of love and passion not only between a man and woman and their horses but for life itself. Alex Cord's long and distinguished career as an actor (more than 30 feature films and 300 television shows, many of them Westerns) and his lifetime spent as an accomplished horseman enable him to provide A Feather in the Rain with a background of gripping reality. Web site: http://www.FeatherintheRain.com ISBN 1-58985-011-4 $ 24.95 Published by Five Star Publications, Inc. Published 2005 Hardcover with Dust Jacket Main   Author   News   Interview Questions/Fact Sheet   Interviews/ Reviews   Book Tour   Excerpt   © 1996-2007 Five Star Publications, Inc.. No portion of this website may be reprinted without express written consent of Five Star Publications, Inc.