Charlie E. Brough

	New book! Mixed genre $33.95 USD hardcover $23.95 USD  paperback $6.00 USD      Adobe eBook            iUniverse Amazon.com Barnes and Noble Mama, I'm Coming Home Charlie E. Brough   The first book Thank God for Pigs 1926-1945, introduced the author's family. A host of other people, both real and fictitious. There is the great depression, World War II, and for Duncan McGrew, a new beginning. For Cathie, his wife, a new life, but not without troubles similar to Job in the bible, all while rearing four children on an unproductive dirt farm. Book two of three, Mama, I'm Coming Home Bremerton, WA, 1945 - 1953 takes the reader on a historical, humorous and sometimes sad journey for a country bumpkin family attempting to adjust to life in the city after 19 years on the near waterless dirt farm. Tom McGrew survives Rheumatic Fever, but can he live in the same house with his father? Arnie joins the National Guard at age 16. Leane and Nora suffer over mothering from being molested by her father as a child. Arnie meets Lisa, his true love at the high school sweetheart swirl, then loses her. Trouble brews for her and Arnie. Then already in trouble, Arnie tells his father that he's joined the army during the middle of the Korean War. Duncan says things he regrets. Will he ever get the chance to tell his son how he really feels? iUniverse, $33.95 USD   Contact Charlie: CBrough2@juno.com

	Fiction   $19.95 USD Finalist! 2004 DIY Film, Music, & Book Festival   Thank God for Pigs  Charlie E. Brough     At twenty-eight, Duncan McGrew struck out on a life he'd never expected. First he found himself a wife. Together they raised four children, faced the Great Depression and World War II. All the while Duncan had to deal with his terrible anger, bad luck and bull-headedness that multiplied his problems by the day. But his greatest problem was his inability to show love and compassion for his children.   The Author   As a child, Charlie Brough shared a twelve-by-twelve-by-twenty-four foot home with his parents, an older brother and two sisters. From his memories of difficult times he has created a picture of life on a dirt farm in the mid-20th century. He now resides in a comfortable golf-course home in Olympia, Washington with Grace, his wife of fifty years. Their daughter, Charlene Fowler, designed and painted the cover for her dad’s book. Published by Brough Books, softcover, 6x9, 472 pages, ISBN # 0-595-32125-9.   To order Charlie's book, send a check for $19.95 USD (includes shipping and tax) to Brough Books, P.O. Box 614, East Olympia, Washington 98540.      Contact him: CBrough2@juno.com

	Fiction, short stories iUniverse Amazon.com New! $17.95 USD, paperback $6.00 USD Adobe eBook   Allison’s Wedding Dress  Charlie E. Brough     Allison’s Wedding Dress, one of the 46 short stories in this book is based on a young woman the author met and observed while living and working in Aberdeen, Washington. The fictionalized account of her life was chosen to be the cornerstone of this collection of short stories, all of which are written by the author of this book. This collection is sure to entertain readers of all ages.     Allison, raised by her great aunt and uncle, lived under extremely rigid conditions. She was forced to marry a total stranger who used her in place of frequenting the local brothel. Emotionally battered and practically brainwashed that she was going to go to hell, Allison lived a lonesome and forlorn life in her and John’s tiny rundown home next to the railroad tracks. The very same house where her mother, by the same name, had died while giving birth.     Many of these stories are true to life or based on real events from newspaper articles. “Mega Woman” details how winning the Mega Bucks lottery, may have changed the life of a young woman struggling to make ends meet. Other stories answer questions never before answered, like, “how did the SCUD missile come by its name?” The “Mystery of the Mima Mounds” is my offering of science fiction. Published by iUniverse, softcover, 6x9, 274 pages, ISBN # 0-9729254-0-6.     Charlie Brough, author of Thank God For Pigs, brings his readers a sampling of his ability as a short story writer. He writes almost everyday and resides in Olympia, Washington. Charlie welcomes e-mails from his readers. Contact Charlie: CBrough2@juno.com    To order his book, send a check for $17.95 USD to Brough Books, P.O. Box 614, East Olympia, Washington 98540.