Cardinal Days

Cardinal Days is a coming-of-age memoir that depicts my life from age 7 to age 26. Why should anyone care about my early life since I am not a famous person? The answer is that everyone's life is interesting and full of encounters and turns that are unique to that person. Such is the stuff that stories are made of. The stories in my book are mainly portraits of people I met along the way.

Part of growing up is realizing that everyone is dragging along baggage behind them. Some deal more successfully than others with that baggage. My memoir is my attempt to make a piece of art, a book, out of the obstacles that I tried to overcome in my early life.

Susan Eyre Coppock is a retired French teacher who enjoys writing. She belongs to several book clubs and language groups. She is married, has 3 daughters and 3 grandchildren.