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Ann Anderson Evans

The Portrait of a Lady, a Memoir

The final book in Ann's memoir trilogy is THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY, a Memoir. In it, Ann leaves New York in 1964 with $400 and a one-way ticket to Lisbon and doesn't come back for ten years. She lives deeply in Spain, Italy, Israel, and Greece, learning new languages, adopting new habits, worshipping in unfamiliar holy places, and living as an honorary member of families in Italy, Israel, and Greece. Her trusting American nature leaves her vulnerable, but she grows tougher, wiser, and more resourceful.

"This memoir brings back a place in time, rich with personalities and possibility. Crisply written and observed, it is at once an education and a pleasure."

— Stephen Longmire (author of Keeping Time in Sag Harbor & Life and Death on the Prairie)

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Daring to Date Again

It tells the story of what happened when she started to date again at 60. She’s not governed by the rules she knew as a younger woman, but what are the rules? Her adventures take her into strange places and halfway across the world. The world she thought existed was different than what she expected. The audio book is narrated by the author.

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The Sweet Pain of Being Alive

Ann didn’t think much about secrets until she woke up one morning and found her husband Terry dead of suicide. They were both healthy and seemingly happy, so she was blindsided. As she made her way toward uncovering the reason why he had left this life, she changed the way she viewed gender, sex, marriage, right, wrong, good, and bad.

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Ann's work has been nominated for SOVAS award (the voice acting sister to the Oscars), and the Pushcart Prize, and won an Independent Publishers Award, a NextGeneration Award, and an International Book Award.

“I predicted that the pain would persist for a while, but neither of us would feed on it. We would both try to rise above it and get on with our lives, he faster than I.”

“I’d prefer to have a man doll himself up in lingerie every night than come home drunk.”

“I knew about the siren songs, abysses, bewitching spells, and strange monsters out there, but they sank out of sight in the fulfillment of my homecoming.”

“After living in five countries, getting four college degrees, marrying three husbands, having two children, and crashing into a few catastrophes, I keep in mind two mottos, one is from chess “There’s always a way,” and the other is from a Buddhist prayer, “Don’t squander your life.” Put them together and move ahead.”

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Vintage Wisdom: From Someone Who Lived It

Tales of Hard-earned enlightenment derived from living in different languages, different countries, and under different circumstances