Blogiversary | Edward Mooney Bio & Giveaway

This week I’m featuring a very dear teacher I had in high school, Edward Mooney. I learned so much from him and am honored to feature him on my blog.

TITLE: The Pearls of the Stone Man

PUBLISHER: Sourcebooks, Inc.

PUBLICATION DATE: April 3, 2001

GENRE: Fiction

“A Promise made.
A Love that will Last Forever.

If you’ve ever loved someone to the depth of your being, someone who for one reason or other needed to move on, you know the power of a parting wish.

The story of Joseph and Anne, his wife of fifty-three years, is the story of just such a wish-one that only true love could try to achieve. And for Joseph the strength to build the stone wall-a special reminder from Anne’s childhood-will take him places he never expected and that you will never forget.

The Pearls of the Stone Man takes us beyond generations and our own stone walls to the very humanity that unites us all-and shows us the incredible power of one couple’s love to last beyond parting and forever change the lives of those they touched.”

TITLE: The Journey of the Stone Man

PUBLISHER: Champion Press, Inc.

PUBLICATION DATE: October 1, 2004

GENRE: Fiction

“The long awaited “prequel” to The Pearls of the Stone Man is here. In his touching new novel, Edward Mooney, Jr. continues the story of his main character, Joseph Marino, that so captivated his readers in 2002. Mooney’s first novel took the reader on an incredible journey through the last months of Joseph and his wife Anne’s marriage — addressing the fateful events that took place at the ending of their lives together on Pine Mountain.

Part of a trilogy, Mooney’s second novel, The Journey of the Stone Man, transports the reader to a time and place in the middle of Joseph’s life. Back tracking to a setting 25 years prior to that of his first novel, we are introduced to the middle of Joseph Marino’s life — along with the age old struggle between father and son trying to understand each other. Using the setting of a cross-country road trip, The Journey of the Stone Man spins a tale of a father (Joseph) and his teenage son (Paul) while traveling the country in a “Woody” station wagon. Mooney’s sensitive writing and attention to detail reveal timeless-family dynamics pertinent to all families.”

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ABOUT EDWARD

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Edward Mooney, Jr., was born in Massachusetts and raised in California. He started on his writing journey in 1992. His books include “The Pearls of the Stone Man” and “The Journey of the Stone Man”. The final book of that trilogy, “The Hope of the Stone Man”, is in the works. His first manuscript, “Toy Jeeps”, is in submission at this time.

After a few years working in computers, Edward taught high school science and social studies. He was named the Teacher of the Year for the state of California in 2010 by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

He is now a college professor – specializing in teacher education. He holds the degrees of Doctor of Education, through Northeastern University in Boston, Master of Arts, from the University of California, Riverside, and Bachelor of Science, from Montana State University. Edward lives in Northern California.

STORIES UNFOLDED BLOGIVERSARY GIVEAWAY

Don’t forget to enter the Stories Unfolded Blogiversary Giveaway that’s running from March 1st – March 31st.

(1) Grand Prize Winner

$25 Amazon Kindle Gift Card
(1) Signed physical copy of The End of Feeling by Cindy C Bennett
(1) Audiobook of The End of Feeling by Cindy C Bennett
(1) Signed physical copy of Family Inheritance by Terri Ann Leidich
(1) Signed physical copy of From a Grieving Mother’s Heart by Terri Ann Leidich
(1) Signed physical copy of For a Grieving Heart by Terri Ann Leidich
(1) Physical copy of Finding Zoe by Brandi Rarus and Gail Harris
(1) E-Book copy of the Off The Map Series by Lia Riley (Upside Down, Sideswiped, & Inside Out)
(1) E-Book copy of any Ginger Scott book
(1) E-Book copy of Cemetery Tours and Between Worlds by Jacqueline Smith
(1) E-Book copies of three children’s books by Alva Sachs (Circus Fever, I’m 5, & On Your Mark, Get Set,Go!)