I’m pleased to welcome back author Anne Hamilton Fowler for an interview. Her memoir, I’ve Worn Many Hats, recounts what led to her shift from a successful career to a life dedicated to philanthropy.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Title: I’ve Worn Many Hats
Author: Anne Hamilton Fowler
Genre: Memoir
BLURB:
This memoir is the no holds barred account of my unorthodox life lived in a manner regularly viewed as risky and on the edge, frequently laughable, on occasion full of hardship, but never boring! The candid account that spans decades of a long bumpy life evokes many emotions; laughter, empathy, shock, admiration. As you read the first half, you may find yourself going back, re-reading and thinking, “she did what?!” In the second half of the book, you will discover what inspired me to make such a drastic life change, leaving behind a long successful career in Human Resources to pursue philanthropic work with the people of Honduras. http://anne.honduranhope.net
INTERVIEW:
Welcome!
Where do you get your ideas?
It was all based on my surprisingly prolific memory!
What has been your biggest challenge?
The biggest challenge was having the nerve to put my life, the good, bad and ugly, “out there”!
What does literary success mean to you?
The book’s profits were always intended to help fund my Honduras programs and to that end, sales have been a huge help. What was not anticipated, was reader’s personal responses sharing their own traumas. Here is an example. It is an email I received this summer:
“The consensus of opinion by our book club members who have been reading “I’ve Worn Many Hats” is that it’s definitely not your average run of the mill memoir!!! Content spans a wide range including: humor, outrageous behavior, tragedy and redemption. Life experiences are laid out so honestly it was impossible not to identify with some of them. For the first time in many years one of our group shared her experience with rape and its consequences. We strongly recommend that you buy this entertaining book not only for your own enjoyment but to support the author’s work with children in Honduras. Anne Hamilton Fowler is a true inspiration! “
When did you begin writing?
This is the only book I have written but to answer your question, I guess I actually began writing in Grade four. I was an avid Nancy Drew reader and I wrote a mystery play for my classmates to perform for the school assembly! Over the years I wrote articles for local newspapers, several fund raising cookbooks and more speeches than I care to remember!
SOCIAL MEDIA:
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