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Please help me welcome our guest blogger, Robert Fear. I have enjoyed getting to know Robert through #RWISA and through his entertaining memoir SUMMER OF ’77. He has much to share with us!
Welcome, Robert. We’re so glad to have you with us today!
Welcome to the second day of my 4WillsPub 3-day blog tour.
During this tour, I am sharing with you some background to the three memoirs that I have self-published. As a special offer to readers of the tour, I have reduced the Kindle price on each book to 99c/99p (RRP $4.99/£3.99) on Amazon US and UK.
Here are the links to the memoirs that are being featured:
Fred’s Diary 1981: Travels in Asia – getbook.at/FredsDiary1981
Exclusive Pedigree: My life in and out of the Brethren – getbook.at/ExclusivePedigree
Summer of ’77: Beaches, bars and boogie nights in Ibiza – getbook.at/Summerof77
Exclusive Pedigree: My life in and out of the Brethren
Background
It started for me back in 1992 when my father, John, became frail and was confined to bed most of the time. Visits to the hospital became more frequent, and the doctors were talking about months, not years.
John had been working on his memoirs for several years and had already typed up many of the chapters. He also had plans in place for finishing the remaining chapters of his book. Now he could not continue, and my mother called me to see if I could help. I was more than happy to get involved.
In the evenings and at weekends I sat at my computer and transcribed the chapters that John had finished. I printed these off and sent them back to him. It was a period of reconciliation between father and eldest son as we discussed changes and planned for the missing chapters.
During the months following his death, I continued working on John’s memoirs with the help of my mother and brother. In 1994 we printed a limited-edition under the title Exclusive Pedigree. If it had not been for a chance remark, the life of the book could have ended there.
Towards the end of 2015, I was visiting my mother for a few days and gave her a paperback copy of the second edition of Fred’s Diary 1981, which she wanted to read. Our conversation turned to self-publishing, and we started talking about John’s memoirs. Then came the bombshell from my mother, “Did you know Rob, that John always wanted to have his book professionally published?” I had another challenge ahead.
My father’s memoirs were published in July 2016. I think John would have been proud of the finished result, a fabulous tribute to his life entitled Exclusive Pedigree: My life in and out of the Brethren.
Favourite Review
To follow along with the rest of the tour, please visit the authors’ tour page on the 4WillsPublishing site. If you’d like to book your own blog tour and have your book promoted in similar grand fashion, please click HERE. Thanks for supporting this author and his work!
PTL Perrin Writes... 
I highly recommend this book!!!
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I have Exclusive Pedigree and coming to your tour just put it back on my radar.
Congratulations John and have a great tour.
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Many thanks Shirley.
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Thanks for stopping by, Shirley!
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It was wondeful you could do that with your dad:) I have this on my TBR list.
Thanks for hosting Patty:)
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Hi D.L. thank you, your support is really appreciated.
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Thanks for stopping by, Denise! I’m happy to host Robert!
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What a wonderful thing to have the opportunity to do for your father, Fred. It is a beautiful way of preserving a legacy. This book is on my radar! Best wishes on this tour and thank you for hosting, Patty!
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Hi Jan, thanks for your kind thoughts and best wishes.
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It’s a pleasure to host Robert today. Thanks for stopping by, Jan!
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Robert, I must say that I enjoyed this book last summer. The insight to your heritage was interesting. Your support for you parents and helping your dad, awesome. Patty, you do a great hosting job!
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Hi Rox, that’s great to hear. Thanks for your review which was really appreciated. Take care.
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Thank you for stopping by, Rox! I can say the same to you. Great job!
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Thank you very much for hosting me today Patty – it is much appreciated.
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It’s my great pleasure to host you today, Robert! I look forward to reading this and appreciate the gift you gave your parents by completing it. I wish you the best!
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Hi Roberta, many thanks for your kind comments.
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What a wonderful gift you gave your father! Not only did you give him the gift of your time and dedication toward the end of his life, but you helped your mother fulfill one of his dreams after his death. I have this book on my kindle, and look forward to reading it. Thanks for hosting, Patty! 🙂
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Many thanks for your comments Yvette. My father was an amazing man, although I only truly came to appreciate that after he had passed away. Hope you enjoy this insight into his life.
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It’s my pleasure, Yvette. Thanks for stopping by!
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How lovely that you were able to help finish your father’s book and get it published, Robert. It is a wonderful bonding experience to write with a parent. Thanks for hosting Robert, Patty.
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I’m happy to host Robert today, Robbie. Thanks for stopping by!
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Hi Roberta, sorry I did leave a reply but it came out further up the feed. Thanks for your kind comments and take care.
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