The Red Lollipop received a 4+ star review, making it an IndieReader Approved title.
Following find an interview with author .
What is the name of the book and when was it published?
What’s the book’s first line?
This book is dedicated to my Papa and my brother Rony who protected me.
What’s the book about? Give us the “pitch”.
As you are reading my story, I want you to think about the cover of this book as a white canvas – a canvas for your life. It’s up to every one of us what we put on this canvas.
What do we want to remember? Is it the time your boss screamed at you in front of a crowded room? Or, is it seeing your kids’ smiles when you walk through your front door?
In 1974, Tamar Lee was born in a toilet to a 64-year-old father – a Jewish holocaust survivor; and a 34-year-old, German, Christian alcoholic mother with a mental illness. In a dramatic tale of abuse, neglect, rape, and stark anti-Semitism in 1970s Germany, Lee learned very early to always hope for a better day, tomorrow. Despite being surrounded by death and turmoil, she survived, navigating through her world with determination, perseverance, and pride.
What inspired you to write the book? A particular person? An event?
When my first child was born I experienced a full circle moment, I had overcome the hardships of being the daughter in a dysfunctional home and was now the mother leading the next generation. I wanted my child and (now children) to see first hand that the most precious sunshine can come from the darkest of storms. The book was a way to show my children that the beginning of my story could have lead someone to feel like the ending was predictable, but because I took ownership of the chapters that followed the ending was my creation.
What’s the main reason someone should really read this book?
Empowerment. This is the main reason and message a reader should take away after reading this book. Sometimes we as individuals find ourselves in difficult situations and the pain tends to make us feel defeated and hopeless, but all the power we need to persevere and rebuild is within ourselves, we just have to believe it. A reader should read this book if they need reassurance or a reminder that their story is their own and circumstances do not determine outcomes, our choices do.
When did you first decide to become an author?
When my first child was born
Is this the first book you’ve written?
Yes.
What do you do for work when you’re not writing?
All kinds… Mother, Teacher, business Owner.
How much time do you generally spend on your writing?
A couple of hours a month.
What’s the best and the hardest part of being an indie?
Getting exposure is amazing but I have a hard time promoting myself
Would you go traditional if a publisher came calling? If so, why?
Yes I would because I have a hard time promoting my book and I would make it more available for all people so maybe they get inspired to write their own story.
Is there something in particular that motivates you (fame? fortune?)
I would love to get my book out so I can in power more people to write their story.
Which writer, living or dead, do you most admire?
Jeannette Walls, Rhonda Byrne, Mary Karr.
Which book do you wish you could have written?
The Secret.