The Brewer's Women

About the Book

The Eagle Brewery, founded in 1847, becomes the metaphor, a beer barrel, out of which the Koehler family´s story is poured. Family histories, like unfinished crazy quilts with strings hanging have no well-ordered patterns. My ancestors began to emerge as real people - both gifted and flawed - when I allowed myself the gift of wonder. Twin muses of memory and imagination worked together to make it several love stories.

About the Author

MARY FRANCES BAUGH Mary Frances Baugh, of Erie, Pennsylvania is a published poet. She turned to the novel form to try to understand the lives of her Erie ancestors. A graduate of the University of Michigan with a Master’s degree from the University of Evansville in Indiana, she has taught at every level, including college, and finds teaching 3 granddaughters an exciting challenge. A mother of three grown children, Mary Frances is a caregiver for her husband, Jerry, who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis. Her interests include reading, writing, biking, swimming, gardening, and the environment. She is a member of the Philadelphia Granny Peace Brigade and the International Women's Writing Guild.