THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF BULLYING
I am delighted to announce that SORRY CAKES, my new project (literary women’s fiction) has been awarded finalist status for the Pacific Northwest Writers Association fiction competition. Award ceremony will take place during the annual writers conference (Seattle, September 19-22nd). A little info about the novel: SORRY CAKES will appeal to readers who were moved […]
Chasing Tarzan received a perfect 4/4 A candid and keenly observed story of childhood trauma and its ripple effects, Catherine Forster’s CHASING TARZAN is by turns heartrending and inspirational, told with a straightforward honesty that never becomes trite or emotionally manipulative. CHASING TARZAN, Catherine Forster’s memoir of her journey of self-discovery and growth, tells the […]
I am thrilled to announce a KIRKUS review of Chasing Tarzan: An eloquent remembrance delivered with visceral emotion. A detailed memoir of a childhood and adolescence marked by the effects of bullying. In 1962, Forster, the second of her parents’ eight children, was 7 years old and had already lived in “four towns, two states, […]
So excited to announce a podcast interview about Chasing Tarzan, with Lu Ann from Rockin Books Reviews. Check it out here
If you’re curious about Chasing Tarzan, you can peek inside on Amazon, or read an excerpt here.
This post was written for Word Magic -all about books Mother-daughter relationships, it’s tricky! Ah, mothers and daughters. It’s complicated. We are attached through an umbilical cord and something much stronger once that cord is cut: the push and pull of emotional connection, sometimes bouncing back and forth at the high speed of a ping […]
A wish come true! Admittedly, I was shocked (never imagined this would happen) to find my book, Chasing Tarzan, at Barnes and Noble. If the store had been empty, I would have danced a jig. Instead, I celebrated over a delicious meal and glass of wine. https://catforster.com/chasing-tarzan/
Announcing upcoming blog tour, an Bookstagram Blitz 🙂 This is all new to me, enjoy the blitz!
The long-term effects of bullying are real. Research findings, regardless of their genesis, are remarkably similar: adults who were victims of bullying are more likely to suffer from depression, relationship problems, substance abuse, stress-related shorter life spans, and suicide; bullies who were also bullied, are susceptible to the same problems as their victims, plus they […]