About Me
I am passionate about many things in life, but none more important to me than the struggle of Human Rights and Political Status for Irish Republican Prisioners , Past and Presant . I have a deep passion and devotion to my children and the love of Ireland and being an tivist for the causes in Ireland where I may have the most positive effect.
Occupation
Irish Historical Ficiton Author
Favorite Books
Bobby Sands and the Tragedy of Northern Ireland
Interests
Human Rights Political Status for Iish Republican POWs.... Sign the petition at gopetitons.com.
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Georgia Journey: Turning Pages, Turning Heads
By Alisha Searl Reporter
WNEG-TV
April 04 2008
Marcie Caudell’s journey as a writer started in her 8th grade history class.
Marcie tells NewsChannel 32, "Just like when my teacher told me when I was a child, you can go anywhere in the world in history. You take yourself away from where you are and you can go travel through history."
So, it’s that love of all things old that brings Marcie, and her friend Wendy, back to the old White County Courthouse.
But before Marcie travels through history in her book Tears to Dublin, this Cleveland native experienced things some would deem impossible to endure.
Marcie says, "When someone loses their parents at a very young age, you find that you feel alone a lot."
Alone at the age of two, after a drunk driver killed her mother and sister.
Her father later died of a heart attack at the age of 28.
So Marcie decided to take her own emotions and put them into a story.
The main character, Erin Morgan, is an Irish immigrant living in the late 1800’s.
Marcie adds, "She finds that she has a very strong passion. She finds that she draws her spirit from her grandparents and mother. No matter what she goes through in this book, she can always overcome an obstacle."
Wendy Brumbelow, Marcie’s friend, says, "They both have qualities of being very strong. The character in the book, she’s determined to find her way, and Marcie’s the same way."
Marcie found her way in life, and some say it was through this book, that her sincere passion for life was revealed.
A fairy tale ending to an oh so dramatic beginning.
Marcie’s book is part of an Irish historical fiction series, based loosely on her experiences.
It’s called The Erin Chronicles.
You can find the book at www.TheErinChronicles.****.
There’s much more to Marcie’s story.
Next week on NewsChannel 32 at six, we’ll take a closer look at her unique life and the difficult path she’s followed over the years.
You Can Purchase The First novel of my Historical Fiction Series:
"Tears to Dublin" at any online book retailer or www.TheErinChronicles.****
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THE NORTHEAST GEORGIAN NEWSPAPER
April 14, 2008
Author Celebrates Irish, Northeast Georgia Roots.
By Kimberly Brown
Marcie Caudell of Cleveland has deep roots-deep in Northeast Georgia and deep in ancestors’ home of Ireland.
Caudell, 37 has written her first novel, “Tearsto Dublin” The Erin Chronicles,” about a young woman named Erin Morgan who begins her life in 1890 in Northeast Georgia. Through a difficult childhood, lost love and betrayal, Erin learns about life and what it means to be of Irish Descent.
Caudell, has been writing since the age of twelve years old.
“Tears to Dublin is her first book, and she says she has plans for a four book series. Because she had young children, she says, the first book took years to write.” I had started the series several times in my twenties, but because my children were little I never finished them”, she says,” There are things in life you want to do, but the rights time in life has to come along’.
Now Caudell has more time to devote to her writing.
The writing of “Tears to Dublin” was a cleansing process, Caudell says.
Her Mother and Her sister were killed by a drunk driver in 1971. The following year, her father, Jackie who was a partner in C.L. Pless Grassing Company died of a heart attack.. Like Young Erin Morgan, Caudell lived with her paternal grandparent after her parents death.
Though she was very little, the death of her parents effected her life tremendously. “From personal experience I can tell you it is better to keep the memory of parents alive for the child than to act as though it is something you don’t speak of. It hurts the child that needs to ask things worse than it hurts the adult being asked the question.”
Caudell, who grew up in White County, says she was most inspired to write by two of her teachers: her third-grade teacher ms. Willie Mae Humphries and Betty Highsmith, her eighth grade History teacher. “I wanted to be {Highsmith},’ I wanted to teach History. She really opened my eyes to the world and what I could find through History. I could travel the world through History books. It fostered a love for History, that I’ll keep the rest of my life.”
Her love of History includes her passion of Irish History and her own genealogy. “I have a passion for my Irish roots and History.: she says.
“I have family members who suffered through the troubles in Ireland”.
“Tears to Dublin” is a book aimed at ‘college aged women going through transitions themselves in finding their own path in life, and anyone born of Irish roots,” Caudell says.
The book is about Irish Pride and what was happened in Ireland after the American Civil War. The series is planned to go through 1996 Northern Ireland, Caudell says.
“These books takes characters and places them side by side with real figures
of Irish History.” She says, you’ll be reading {the characters} perception of what’s going on. A lot of people have the misconception that everyone who fought for the freedom of Ireland is a terrorist. That is so not true,”
Caudell is already hard at work on the second and third books in the series.
The second book she says. “blows “Tears to Dublin” out of the water.”
Caudell published “Tears to Dublin” through AuthorHouse, but she hopes to be picked up by a traditional publisher.
Caudell is planning a book signing on Saturday, May 10th at the White County Library, 60 Bell Street, Cleveland, from 1-7 pm.
For more information on Caudell or to purchase “Tears to Dublin” see www.myspace.com/tearstodublin. The book also may be purchased
Through author house.com , www.TheErinChronicles.**** or other online book retailers.
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