Laetitia Cook
Born: 1949 in Springfield, Illinois
Pen Name: Tish Cook Connection to Illinois: Cook was born in Springfield and lives in the Springfield area. She graduated from Springfield High School. Her book, When You Speak My Name, was inspired by her Great-grandmother who lived in Athens. Biography: Tish Cook is a self-published author. She publishes under the Sweet Prairie Publishing logo. She has written two novels, ''When You Speak My Name'' and ''The Parrot In the Parlor''. A third novel, ''Wednesdays At the Red Pepper Cafe'' is in the works.
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Web: http://tishcook.com
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When You Speak My Name ISBN: 1450710247 OCLC: 704300273 Sweet Prairie Pub., Dawson, Ill. : ©2010. In 1862, Victoria, half-Cherokee, hears her dying mother say, "When you speak my name, I will always be near you." Not long after, her mother's spirit saves Victoria from an uncertain future. Years later, it is Victoria's spirit that comes to the aid of a great-granddughter, who, also, learns to "speak her name". Spanning generations, When You Speak My Name tells the story of two women, in two different centuries, on two separate journeys, and the continuous presence of the Native American Spirit World in so-called "modern" life. |