Author to speak about “First Ladies” in Sparta

SCOTCH PLAINS - Author Feather Schwartz Foster, a New Jersey resident, will be discussing her book on U.S. First Ladies entitled “Ladies: A Conjecture of Personalities” at a noon luncheon of the Sparta Woman’s Club on Wednesday, September 6, 2006. The meeting will be held at the Lake Mohawk Club. A book signing will follow. According to the author, “Ladies: A Conjecture….” is a book of voices. In it, First Ladies from Martha Washington to Mamie Eisenhower tell their own stories in their own words and in their own styles. It crosses boundaries between fact, conjecture and spans over 200 years of American history. The Modern First Ladies, from Mrs. Kennedy through Mrs. Clinton, participate in commentary. “The old gals talk to the reader and they talk amongst themselves,” said Foster. “They talk about their husbands, and their children, and the White House, and the times they lived in. And, of course, politics. ‘LADIES….’ Is a work of fiction. After all, it is truly a conjecture of their personalities. But it is all based on the facts of their lives, the lives of their husbands and the times they lived in. Most biographies of First Ladies are dull-full of ‘almanac stuff.’ This books livens things up-especially when the Ladies cross the centuries through Eternity and talk to each other.” Author Feather Schwartz Foster has been an “amateur” presidential historian for three decades. Her second novel, “Garfield’s Train” was recently published and deals with President James Garfield’s death in Long Branch, in 1881. For more information, contact the author at www.featherfoster.com, or call 908-753-6999.