Weezie A Palm Beach Story - is a book that will make you laugh and make you cry but you will never want to put it down. The darker aspects of life that are inflicted upon Weezie, her father and her son by her evil step mother are truly heart wrenching and frustrating. The suffering inflicted upon Weezie's father by the woman who should have been one person he could trust was horrific. If, at the time of his death Weezie had known about the crime of Elder Abuse this would have been handled differently. But badly advised by her attorney's no action was taken. Fraud, lies and an undisputed charge of bigamy are the sins of the step mother. But this book will not get you down. There are wonderful upbeat and laugh out loud funny stories as it covers most of Weezie's unusual life. Current reviews on Amazon.com ***** A Sharp Story of an Even Sharper Lady Louise has written an extraordinary story of an exhilarating life, but at times also tragic. One would have a heart as hard as stone not to be saddened and disheartened by the story of losing her relationship with her father. All in all a fast read with plenty of highs and lows to keep your interest. ***** Easy, breezy "Weezie" An easy and enjoyable read, this book manages to convey the author's clear sense of fun and to poke fun at social-climbing while still making plain her palpable hurt and upset over the heartbreaking way the last few years of her father's life played out. It would be hard to make up a literary villain as nasty as the vain, selfish stepmother portrayed here, and at times her spiteful antics make the reader want to scream, but through it all Ms Ford keeps her good humor intact and her boundless energy and resilience sparkle on every page. ***** What a page-turner! You will not be able to tear yourself away once you start this book, so set aside an afternoon to peer into the highs and lows of being Weezie. She's a heroine, and keeps going, when many of us would have thrown up our hands in despair. She writes with an easy, flowing style that leaves you wanting more. Weezie has already triumphed in the writing and publishing of this book. I look forward to the sequel and to learning what Weezie has in store for us in the next chapter of her life. ***** RIVETING! This story is so incredible, that I actually "called in sick" from work the day after I got it, just so I could finish it! I hope that Weezie writes another book so we all learn the truth about this evil step-mother. Highly recommend! ***** Brillant on top of fabulous I was enthralled! I especially loved all the anecdotes about PALM BEACH LOCALS!! Laugh out loud funny! Buy it, you won't be able to put it down! ***** I love a good memoir....this is an amazing life story I could not put this book down. It is written with honesty and humor amid betrayal and disappointment. I wish I had known Weezie's mother because she created a very resilient, intelligent and emotionally strong woman in the mere 15 years they had together. I hope that we will hear the end of this story. I want the wicked step mother to get what she deserves. ***** Heartbreaking and Heartwarming I found myself not wanting to turn the page to find out the next horrible thing that happened to Weezie, but the intrigue got the best of me. At one point, it seemed as though there was one or more absolutely shocking difficulty happening on every page! The step-monster is truly evil it is impossible to believe the extent she went to to make Weezie's life miserable. To know that Weezie's Dad was so poorly cared for in the end of his life was truly heartbreaking. The book makes you yearn for justice for Weezie, but you also learn that she is a true survivor and will be fine no matter what happens. I wish her the best.
About the Author: LOUISE FORD ( 1954 - ) was born in Rochester NY where she lived until after the death of her mother when she was 15. A year later she and her father moved to Palm Beach, FL. Louise attended the Sacred Heart, the Columbia School (later Columbia Allendale School) in Rochester, NY. Miss Porter's School in Farmington, CT and the University of Denver, Denver, CO. After leaving DU Louise has lived (in chronological order ) in Breckenridge & Aspen CO, London, England, San Francisco, CA, Palm Beach, FL, South Salem, NY, Palm Beach, FL, Cooperstown, NY, Palm Beach, FL, Santa Fe, NM, London, England and now lives in Old Alresford, Hampshire, England. Louise lives in the summer in her life long home on Grindstone Island, 1000 Island, St Lawrence River. As a child she spent 6 weeks every winter at the Lake Placid Club and a month at Top Notch in Stowe VT. Louise has worked as an Estate Agent, in London, an assistant to 11 brokers at EF Hutton in San Francisco and as a ski tester for Skiing Magazine. With her ex husband Louise started the Cherry Valley Spring Water Co, Cherry Valley NY and later on went on to co-found The Pit Bull Tire Lock, Corp, Santa Fe, NM, where Louise was President / CEO. After having watched in horror as her father's third wife the Colombian Beatriz Algarra Cuellar, kept her father living unwashed, and with out proper medical care for the last few years of his life and being powerless to do anything about it she felt compelled to tell that story. So armed with a sworn affidavit from her father's long time house keeper, Bea's actual hand written notes for her father to read to his lawyer to "eliminate" her son Nicholas from his trust, among other things and a deal of evidence (yet confirmed with hard proof) that this evil step mother was a bigamist when she married her father the book was born. Not wanting to only tell the disturbing part of her story Louise has added very amusing stories of growing up in Rochester, 1000 Islands & Lake Placid. The book ends with her amazing journey to Juba, Southern Sudan in 2006. Louise lives on Grindstone Island in the summer and Hampshire England . She has one son Nicholas and daughter in law Alanna.