Story of the photographer whose work adorns Oates memoir
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| Detail of the photograph by Jane Yarborough Creech to appear on Joyce Carol Oates' forthcoming book. |
We're all told never to judge a book by its cover, but that's not to say book covers don't have their own story to tell.
Journal Watchdog reports an interesting story concerning a photographer and Joyce Carol Oates'
A Widow's Story: A Memoir:
Early last year Jane Yarborough Creech’s doctor found her low hemoglobin levels were not caused by simple anemia, but by colon cancer.
She needed surgery.
But then a curious thing happened. The Greenville photographer learned her artwork would grace the cover of Pulitzer-Prize nominated author Joyce Carol Oates’ forthcoming book, "A Widow’s Story: A Memoir,” scheduled for release Feb. 15.
The news helped Creech – a mother of four and grandmother to six – battle the disease.
“It was good news at a sad time. When she was in the hospital I kept telling her that she had a lot to live for, the Joyce Carol Oates book being published,” said one of her daughters, Janie Creech. [Read more]
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