This book describes the unfolding mysteries and crimes of the fall of 2077. It has been four years since the publication of my first book. I find it fascinating that so many of the keys to this story are not mentioned in my first book at all. Rose (Jane's daughter) told me, “If I had been in a long coma and woke up, and someone gave me the Jane Foreman book, I would be entirely ignorant of today's society.”
This book has three authors, Jane Foreman, her daughter Rose Hassan-Foreman and I. Together; the three of us have been solving crimes and keeping good notes. Almost immediately, our investigation turned towards intricate details of the past struggles of our nation. I hope that a reader can learn more about our recent history than they ever learned from what Rose calls “Deb's fairy tale.” It has been a whirlwind of events this fall. Besides telling our story, I want to redeem myself and try to do a better job describing The New America.
As you will see, each one of us writes one portion of each chapter of this book. All three of us have different life experiences. Rose is only 15 years old. Jane and I are 42 years old. Jane was a slave for years and took incredible risks to change our society. I reaped many rewards without experiencing slavery or personal jeopardy.
We have not edited each other's writings. We have not had the time to blend these writings into a single voice. The first person means the author of each part. Rose also wants readers to know that there are two people she calls “Mom,” so she uses the more formal “Jane” and “Mary” when she wants to refer to these individuals. We have all worked with some amazing editors who have taken these three stories and combined them into a single narrative.
Together, we are hoping the year 2078 is a better year than 2077.
-- Deb Coulter-Jackson