My posts now published as books--available on Amazon.com

Posts from this blog about my mother became the book, MUM: THE CONSCIENCE, COURAGE AND COMPASSION OF BARBARA REYNOLDS, June 15, 1915 - Feb. 11, 1990.


                           

Posts of true fun animal stories became the book THE DOG WHO ONLY ATE TACOS and Other Stories.




 Posts about our adventures on the yacht PHOENIX OF HIROSHIMA--going around the world and sailing into the Pacific nuclear test zone (1958) and to the USSR (1961) to protest nuclear weapons--became THE REYNOLDS FAMILY, THE NUCLEAR AGE AND A BRAVE WOODEN BOAT.

My other books, also available on Amazon.com:
                            
   GIANNA: Aborted and Lived to Tell About It, the true, triumphant story of a baby girl born alive in an abortion clinic. Gianna Jessen has testified in legislatures around the world to the fact of life before birth. She  was a consultant for the movie October Sky and sang one of the songs in it.

COMPELLING INTERESTS: A novel about abortion from the hearts of people on both sides. Set against the background of the history of abortion in the United States, this book follows the lives of a woman scarred by an illegal abortion, a baby saved from abortion, a Supreme Court justice and others. 


"Jessica Shaver Renshaw has done the impossible. She's written a highly readable, informative and entertaining book on an extremely controversial topic: abortion. She seamlessly weaves fact and fiction while accurately conveying the logic and emotions of both sides with respect and compassion. Compelling Interests is in a category by itself and should be read by anyone who has an interest in truly understanding abortion and the debate surrounding it. If you've never really studied much about abortion because you don't like the heated debates it often generates, this book will be especially helpful. I highly recommend this book whether you're pro-choice, pro-life or somewhere in between." Roger Resler, Author, Compelling Interest


 
NEW EVERY MORNING, a novel: A broken relationship between father and daughter is healed through Alzheimer's.  

Jessica's Journal, an 11-year old's diary while sailing with her family from Hawaii to New Zealand. (Jessica Reynolds) is published in full online at http://betweenthemasts.blogspot.com/

My book To Russia with Love: An American Family Challenges Nuclear Testing, a 17-year old's account of sailing to the USSR during the Cold War, is only available from Wilmington College Peace Center at https://www.wilmington.edu/the-wilmington-difference/prc/, Attn: Dr. Tanya Maus, Director.

(Note: Since my first book, Jessica's Journal, was published when I was 14, it was published under my maiden name, Jessica Reynolds. The rest are published under one of my married names, Jessica Shaver or Jessica Renshaw or some combination thereof. Sorry for any confusion.)

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