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Nancy's Bookshelf: Author Jackie Shannon Hollis Gets Brutally Honest

Jackie Hollis

Author Jackie Shannon Hollis explores the past in her memoir, This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story. 

 

This Particular Happiness examines relationships, parenthood and the meaning of life. Take a journey with Hollis, from her early years in Oregon to her hard-earned self-acceptance in the later years.

About Jackie:

 

Jackie Shannon Hollis is an author, storyteller and speaker and the author of the memoir, This Particular Happiness: A Childless Love Story (Forest Avenue Press). 

 

Her writing has been described as honest and intimate, exploring complex human issues in prose that is both direct and lyrical. Her work has appeared in various literary magazines, including The Sun, Rosebud, Inkwell, High Desert Journal, VoiceCatcher, Nailed, and Slice Magazine.

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Nancy Wiegman has a master's degree in French linguistics from Indiana University and taught yoga and foreign languages at CSU Fresno and the College of Charleston before moving to Chico in 1990.
Matt Fidler is a producer and sound designer with more than 15 years of experience producing nationally distributed public radio programs.