Only Yesterday

THE BOOK: Only Yesterday

PUBLISHED IN: 2021.

THE AUTHOR: Toni Fuhrman

THE PUBLISHER: Adelaide Books

SUMMARY: Only Yesterday is a novel about passion, remembrance, and acceptance. In the last few days of his life, Pete Cameron (Cam) engages in a final struggle with self-doubt as he deals with memories of his past. The story takes place in the Midwest between 1961 and 2003, moving back and forth in time as Cam looks back on his life, his love for Maggie, and the choices he made.

THE BACK STORY: As with most of my fiction, I didn’t “decide” to write Only Yesterday. The novel grew, over a period of years and through many iterations, into the story it became.

WHY THIS TITLE? The title changed, again and again over the years, as I worked on the manuscript. The original title, In Ordinary Time, referenced the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar. Only Yesterday is a phrase from a poem by Anna Akhmatova.

WHY WOULD SOMEONE WANT TO READ IT? Only Yesterday is hopefully of interest to those readers who enjoy contemporary novels that combine character study with careful craftsmanship and emotional intensity.

AUTHOR PROFILE: I write novels because I like to read novels and want to send a few more novels out into the world. No other literary form “speaks” to me as does this literary form—lengthy, character-driven, carefully crafted, firmly entrenched in universal storytelling principles, emotionally satisfying.

Only Yesterday is my fourth published novel. Previous “Snowflakes”:

A Windless Place (Adelaide Books, 2019)

The Second Mrs. Price (Lagoon House Press, 2018)

One Who Loves (New Libri Press, 2017)

SAMPLE: Here are the first few paragraphs of Only Yesterday:

He saw her first as she stopped at the curb on the opposite side of the street. He was farsighted and could see her clearly from his second-floor office window.

She was young, with fair hair that fell below her shoulders and glinted in the dazzling October sunshine.

She hesitated, put out a foot in a high-heeled pump, then brought it back again to the curb. She looked up at the building and he instinctively withdrew from his stance at the window. As soon as she looked down, he moved close to the window again, catching his breath. There was something …

Automatically, from long training and self-discipline, he analyzed his reaction. He didn’t know her. He had never seen her, and yet …

There was something in that small, sunlit face as she looked up at the window where he stood. Something he recognized or, perhaps, was prepared to recognize. Something that made him want to draw close to the window and watch her as she stood at the curb, hesitating.

LOCAL OUTLETS: Only Yesterday is available through special order at your local bookstores.

WHERE ELSE TO BUY IT: You can order Only Yesterday online, in print or as ebook, at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and through all major outlets.

PRICE: $19.60 (print edition).

CONTACT THE AUTHOR: I’d love to hear from you! Visit me—and sign up for news and updates—at https://tonifuhrman.com. Connect with me on Facebook at ToniFuhrmanAuthor; on LinkedIn at Toni Fuhrman. Follow me on Goodreads and BookBub.