“…a reflective and inspirational story, set against the 1970s wave of the feminist movement” ….”Hel’s story will resonate with readers who appreciate stories of women filled with courage, resilience, growth, and the role of community in personal transformation.”
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“Bogard’s latest is a raw, unflinching exploration of a young woman’s battle with abuse, self-discovery, and the harsh realities of 1970s America…A thought-provoking and emotional story that will linger long after the final page.”
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Raising Hel
The Prequel to the Heartland Trilogy
How can you find your path if no one, including you, believes you’re going anywhere?
Beach of the Dead
Book Two of the Heartland Trilogy
Was murdering her lover the best thing she’d ever done for herself?
A History of Silence
Book One of the Heartland Trilogy
Four women, unknowingly bound together by one man’s violent past.
Seasons Such As These
How Homelessness Took Shape in America
During the Reagan years, homelessness went from as seldom-noticed social ill to a central poverty-related concern that demanded a national policy solution.
Cynthia J. Bogard has reinvented herself as an award-winning novelist after a successful career as a Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies at Hofstra University in New York. Born and raised in rural Wisconsin, she’s lived in Kuwait, Greece, Mexico, New York, Texas, Vermont and Madison, Wisconsin.
World traveling, feminism and environmentalism, Greece, mid-20th century jazz and Mother Nature are all close to her heart. These days, Cynthia lives with her spouse and two rescue dogs in Montpelier, Vermont.