THE TOWN CRIER, Wellington, Florida - September 17, 2004
Wellington Author Releases New Book
ArcheBooks Publishing has announced the release of its latest novel, titled The Coach's Wife, by Wellington writer
Barbara Casey.
"We are so pleased to be able to list Barbara among our authors," said Publisher Robert Gelinas. "Barbara has skillfully
woven the elements of mystery, romance, intrigue and scandal against a backdrop of an NCAA basketball championship.
One doesn't have to be a sports fan to enjoy The Coach's Wife. It is a terrific read!image00502"
As
the
wife
of
the
athletics
director
at
North
Carolina
State
University,
the
late
Wil
lis
Casey,
Barbara
was
able
to
get
a
true
understanding
of
what
is
involved
in
running
a
successful
collegiate
athletics
program.
"Naturally,
there
can
be
some
very
serious
problems
in
a
college
sports
program,"
said
the
author,
"but
overall,
collegiate
sports,
especially
when
you
have
winning
teams,
can
be
wonderful
and
exciting
for
everyone
involved.
I'll
never
forget
when
the
NC
State
Wolfpack
team
went
to
Albuquerque
in
1983
and
won
the
NCAA
National
Basketball
Championship.
ESPN
and
other
national
television
networks
still
show
the
video
of
Coach
Valvano
rushing
around
the
basketball
court
after
winning
the
final
game,
looking
for
someone
to
hug.
The
first
person
he
found
was
Willis.
I
was
second."
In
The
Coach's
Wife,
the
Cinderella
Coyotes
of
State
University
are
in
the
Final
Four,
poised
to
win
the
NCAA
National
Championship
in
basketball,
the
culmination
of
March
Madness.
For
Marla
Conners,
she
is
proud
of
her
husband
Neal
and
his
achievement
of
coaching
a
collegiate
team
to
the
pinnacle
of
his
career
and
the
ultimate
victory
for
his
team.
Yet
Marla's
idyllic
life
is
about
to
be
viciously
attacked
and
torn
apart
by
a
different
madness:
her
husband's
reputation
ruined,
a
university
disgraced
and
she
finds
herself
on trial accused of first-degree murder.
The
Coach’s
Wife
is
rife
with
suspense,
conspiracy,
deceit,
murder
and
passion.
It
is
also
a
candid
and
vivid
behind-the
scenes
portrait
of
Division
One
college
basketball,
college
politics,
money
and
corruption,
and
the
lives
that are either blessed or ruined by it all.
Barbara is the author of four other novels. She lives in Wellington with her husband and a six-pound Seraphim Maltese
named Hemingway.
The book is available at local bookstores. For more information please visit www.archebooks.com.
