Real Friendship In Cynthia's Attic
Cynthia
and I came into the world just three months apart. We grew up on the same quiet, sycamore-lined
street, our friendship as close as our houses.
Fifty years earlier, our grandmothers were best friends. However, we didn't realize the extent of
their friendship until after our experience in Cynthia's attic. This is the story of one of our great
adventures...the way I remember it.
Cynthia
and I spent day after day playing in her attic, but, little did I know how much
her friendship would mean decades later. We went all through school together,
played with the neighborhood kids, and in high school, had slumber parties and
double-dated. After graduation, we lost touch when she left for nursing school;
a dream of hers from the time she could talk. Meanwhile, I got married, had a
son, and moved about 500 times. (Okay, maybe not that many, but ‘nomadic’
feelings prevailed when the 9th moving van pulled up to the house!)
But,
before you start feeling sorry for me, the last move was the most rewarding
because it brought me within an hour of where Cynthia has called home for more
than fifteen years. My first priority (even before unpacking) was to make
dinner plans. Our husbands marveled at the fact that Cynthia and I jabbered for
four hours! Like we were six-years-old, again, still sitting on the floor of
her attic playing with paper dolls and discovering magical treasures.
Some
friends drift in and out of your life and although you miss them, your life
doesn't change without their presence, but, Cynthia and I took up right where
we left off all those years ago. On a recent road trip, we covered almost sixty
years of fun, friends and family.
This
brings me to one reason the series, "Cynthia's
Attic," has been so satisfying to write. I've had the fun of
chronicling the friendship between Cynthia and Gus (I'm point-of-view
character, Gus) and honoring a lifelong friendship.
Cynthia's Attic:
Legend of Lupin Woods (Book 5)
Cynthia
and Gus have solved a lot of mysteries across time, but something is seriously
wrong and things are beginning to unravel.
Aunt
Belle is missing…again! Cynthia’s great-grandfather, Beau, was never found! And
now they are wondering if Blackie is
still making life miserable for Lilly and Annie.
This
time, the twelve-year-old girls journey into a strange woods full of frightening creatures and dark secrets in
search of answers.
From
Aunt Belle's cottage to a small village in France, they meet new friends and
discover a connection to New Orleans that may lead to the devious source behind
these alarming developments. Or bigger trouble.
Mary Cunningham, author, Cynthia's Attic Series
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Bio: Like Cynthia and Gus, my childhood best
friend, Cynthia and I grew up in a small, Southern Indiana town…the setting for
the series. Not one summer day passed that we weren’t playing softball, hide
and seek, badminton, or croquet with
friends in the vacant lot behind Becky’s house.
In my attempt to
grow up, I joined The Georgia Reading Association, and the Carrollton Creative
Writers Club. When giving my fingers a day away from the keyboard, I enjoy
golf, swimming and exploring the mountains of West Georgia where I live with my
husband and adopted furry, four-legged daughter, Lucy. Together we’ve raised
three creative children and are thrilled with our 2 granddaughters.
At last count,
I’ve moved 9 times to six different states (all after the age of 36), and aside
from the packing and unpacking, it’s been a great experience, having made some
very dear and lasting friendships. My non-writing time is spent showing power
point presentations on gathering ideas and the writing process to schools and
libraries.
Cynthia's Attic: The Magician's Castle
- Amazon Link
YouTube code for video: Cynthia’s Attic Series
Thanks, Laura, for inviting Cynthia and Gus (and me!) to the Teashop!
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