Trinity's Daughter - Hardcover

Byrd, Betty

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1571973133 ISBN 13: 9781571973139

Publisher: Ivy House Pub Group, 2002

Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. The mysteries behind Betty Byrd's perplexing family history are finally uncovered in her gripping first novel, Trinity's Daughter. A biographical account of her grandmother's life and mother's childhood presented as fiction, this moving tale centers around Brya Fitzgibbons.

Brya is born into a wealthy family in Trinity, Oklahoma during the Great Depression. Suffering a tragic childhood, she witnesses the suicide of her father and her mother's subsequent death in a sanitarium. Torn from her brothers and sisters, Brya is sent to live with her maternal grandparents. For a while, young Brya settles into a happy life with a wonderful marriage. But soon tragedy strikes again when she gives birth to stillborn twins and her husband is struck with tuberculosis.

A young widow with a baby daughter, Brya emerges from these tragedies as a different person. Obsessed by her need for family, position, and power, she leaves Oklahoma to seek her fortune elsewhere, losing sight of everything she holds dear. She sacrifices her relationship with her daughter, has an affair with the Governor of New Mexico, and marries an oil tycoon who provides abundantly for her. Adrift on a sea of hidden secrets, Brya regains a family but not without consequences to her daughter. A sweeping saga by any standard, Byrd's tale is all the more poignant because of the fact behind the fiction.

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About the Author:

Betty Byrd was born into a prominent oil family from Oklahoma. Due to bizarre circumstances, she was never allowed to know her father. After the death of her beloved grandfather, she was left to be raised by her delusional mother and a powerful grandmother. Having survived all sorts of childhood trauma, Betty yearned to understand why. This led her to research and write Trinity's Daughter, her first novel. Betty has degrees in Creative Writing and Theater from the University of Arizona. Formerly, she published poetry, was an editor for "the Spectator," Ohio's largest weekly newspaper, and freelanced for a major men's magazine. After being coached in theater and film in Southern California, she began a television career on "Gunsmoke" and appeared in film, numerous commercials, and miniseries.

Review:

"'Trinity's Daughter' is a vivid portrayal of one woman's response to adversities and how she overcame them." -- Dale McNeil

"A compelling account. I could not put it down." -- Lynette Triere, author of "Learning to Leave"

"Betty Byrd is a powerful writer. This newcomer will win instant fans." -- Peggy Villines

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