ABOUT ROBBIE-ANN
Robbie-Ann McPherson was raised by a pack of wild TVs in the suburbs of Buffalo, NY. She is a poster child of the 1970s, and was heavily influenced by Tiger Beat magazine and "Star Wars." And John Steinbeck. In her adult life she has also lived in Los Angeles, Montana and New York City.
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Her debut novel, "Taking Liberty," is a late-bloomer coming of age tale: when thirty-eight year-old Margaret suddenly escapes from her emotionally abusive boyfriend, she sets off a chain of events that lead to her rescuing an old circus horse, moving back to her childhood home, reuniting with her estranged mother, trying to save the family farm, and eventually learning that true freedom is really a choice--not a reward.
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"I wanted to write a story about the power of decisions," Robbie-Ann says. "Especially for those who are stuck, or trapped. It's never your fault if you are in an abusive situation, of course. But I do believe that part of the reason many adults who are in abusive circumstances don't leave sooner is because they don't realize that a few powerful choices can help them change their lives. Even just the decision to finally tell someone, to make the call to get help, or to finally choose to see yourself as worthy of a better life-those are empowering, door-opening shifts in a life."
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"Faith and personal boundaries are also important themes in this book," she says. "People's fortunes can turn for the better or for the worse on the strength or weakness of their Faith and their emotional boundaries. For me, the two have always been intricately tied together."
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Robbie-Ann graduated with a B.A. in Broadcasting from Buffalo State College.
In her free time, she sings in dive-bar bands, supports animal rescue organizations, likes to hang out with good friends and family and spends most of her disposable income on Styx concert tickets.