When Normal Blew Up The Story of the People Who Died and the People Who Lived On eBook Joni Foster
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2017 INDIES Winner Bronze, True Crime (Nonfiction)
2017 B.R.A.G Medallion Award
“Powerful book…thinking about it weeks later.” – James Crawford, Director, Lakewood Public Library
In 1967, in a small town in Ohio, a man walked into an old-fashioned drug store on a busy Saturday and laid a smoking package on the pharmacy counter. He shouted for everyone to leave. He had a bomb.
Five people died that day, leaving five spouses and fifteen children to grieve in silence, and a stunned community to pick up the pieces. Fifty years later, Joni Foster, who was nine at the time and daughter to the pharmacist who died, wanted to know what happened. Over nine months, she would interview members from each family to hear their stories. Most of the people she interviewed had never told their story before, not even to members of their own family.
The story is a tragedy, a history lesson on the slow, painful emancipation of women, and ultimately a love story to the families trying to live normal lives.
When Normal Blew Up The Story of the People Who Died and the People Who Lived On eBook Joni Foster
This book was recommended by a friend who, I believe may have either a familial connection or friendship with the author. I found the idea a bit horrifying--a young girl's father is murdered when she is quite young. I cannot fault in any way the veracity of the reporting for the research material is extensive and well documented. Unfortunately, the writing is so sterile that it just sits on the page with no life. I wish there was more suspense, more follow-up, more color to what is basically a pretty dull recital of facts. It has more of a feel of news reporting or of being a research paper than of storytelling. This is a draft copy of what could be a really compelling story of life in rural mid-America during the fifties and what happened to an entire town when one woman would not/could not follow her husband's expectations and how because of her husband's inability to accept her, she became a victim of domestic violence. I hope the author considers revising it for she does seem to be a talented writer; she just needs help in telling her story.Product details
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When Normal Blew Up The Story of the People Who Died and the People Who Lived On eBook Joni Foster Reviews
This is a incredible story of a tragedy that occurred in my hometown in 1967. Almost 14 at the time my family & I were in the crowd of onlookers watching the fire as this tragedy unfolded.... Joni Foster has done a wonderful job telling us what happened that day & letting us know the the victims .... I could not put this book down;it is a real page turner ! I can't imagine what Ms Foster went thru as she gathered the info & put into words...but she did a superb job!!
The book was somewhat hard to follow with all of the people involved. Parents,children,cousins,sisters,brothers.etc. It best served the author to put the story together finally and find resolution.
Of interest primarily to those who grew up in the Circleville, OH, area in the 1960's. Excellent interviews with the families involved in the incident. Good analysis of the social norms in place during that era.
Just finished reading the book "When Normal Blew Up", loved the book and it was so well written, couldn't put it down. Cannot believed that happened and we never knew the whole story, I felt like I knew all the people involved from the way the writer told her story.
Being from the state this occurred in, and even having family who lives in the town, this was quite a surprising story. I read all thectrue crime type books I can find, so found it odd that I’d never heard about this case before. Wat happens when an overly controlling man gets the idea that his wife may be stepping out on him, he uses an unusual form of retribution. Well worth the read.
Thank you for writing this book. My father was a patrolman on duty at the time and is mentioned on page 71. I was 10 at the time and remember vividly. Well written with a well-researched pen.
Thank you for writing this book. I grew up in Jackson Twp. about 10 miles west of Circleville. I remember that day and my brother and his friend jumped in the car and drove to town to help. The baby who was born 6 weeks after was in school with my daughter. My good friend who graduated with me was in the Navy and on a destroyer in the Pacific at the time. Someone on the ship, knowing he was from Circleville, told him the town had just blown up! He said he will never forget that. As none of us will forget but so glad you interviewed and shared this with us. God Bless You and all the families.
This book was recommended by a friend who, I believe may have either a familial connection or friendship with the author. I found the idea a bit horrifying--a young girl's father is murdered when she is quite young. I cannot fault in any way the veracity of the reporting for the research material is extensive and well documented. Unfortunately, the writing is so sterile that it just sits on the page with no life. I wish there was more suspense, more follow-up, more color to what is basically a pretty dull recital of facts. It has more of a feel of news reporting or of being a research paper than of storytelling. This is a draft copy of what could be a really compelling story of life in rural mid-America during the fifties and what happened to an entire town when one woman would not/could not follow her husband's expectations and how because of her husband's inability to accept her, she became a victim of domestic violence. I hope the author considers revising it for she does seem to be a talented writer; she just needs help in telling her story.
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