Hello! The very best part of this writer’s journey has been making friends of strangers. To those readers I’ve met following the publication of Beautiful Illusion, a heartfelt thank-you. You changed my life. The anniversary of San Francisco’s Golden Gate International Exposition is February 18, 2019. Patricia Araujo, luminous painter of the forgotten treasures of the Expo, and I hope to see you at one of the exciting events listed below. Happy 80th Birthday to the Magic City!

Christie will also be presenting Beautiful Illusion at:

Santa Rosa Women’s Club, April 8

Metropolitan Club, Friday, April 12

Walnut Creek Library Foundation Dinner, Saturday, April 27

Beautiful Illusion – Now Available!

At the heart of this historical novel, as the march of boots echoes from overseas, is the magical and exotic Golden Gate International Exposition—it’s courts, buildings, pavilions, fountains, and gardens—engineered on shoals in San Francisco bay.  Mixing fact and fiction with a dash of noir, Beautiful Illusion is a story of love and deception that explores what happens when human hearts collide as countries are plotting war.

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