Uncovering Hidden Truths: Jacque Gorelick’s Journey Through Love, Loss, and Redemption in Map of a Heart
Jacque Gorelick: I am doing a zoom launch on the day of, and then I’m doing a small launch party at a local independent bookstore that weekend.
MB: Thank you for talking with me today. First of all, I thought it was a real page turner, and that surprised me. I didn’t know what was going to happen. Does he die? Does he not die? Does he live with complications? At the end, it’s 13 years later. What propelled you to write the book to begin with?
JG: Honestly, I left teaching and it was time to think about segueing into something else. I was being pulled in all sorts of directions, and teaching requires your full focus. Early education was changing so much, it was just time for me to move on. The long answer to your question is I started taking some writing classes — something I’d always wanted to do. I took a memoir class because I liked reading memoir. I really hadn’t intended to write one.
