Barbara Busenbark is an award-winning artist, wife, mother, and former gallery owner. She began her writing career as a correspondent at The Peterborough Transcript, a humble weekly New Hampshire newspaper that no longer exists. Writing took a back seat to motherhood, serving three terms on the local school board, and working as a graphic designer for McGraw-Hill. Her design career continued until her children had grown. At that point, she began painting landscapes.Barbara has painted and sold her art throughout New England and Florida since, 2003. She holds a degree in English Literature from Keene State College. She continues to paint, sell art, and publish a blog on her website. Ms. Busenbark is an active member of the Florida Writers Association. She is working on a second book, tentatively entitled The Diaries, a historical fiction loosely based on the life of her great-grandmother.Please visit BarbaraBusenbark.com for more information.
Uncharted is a heartfelt and thoughtful memoir. With a powerful voice, intricate details, and a touch of wit and humor, Busenbark expertly sifts through the pieces of sudden loss to generate meaning from a shattered life. A splendid debut from an admirable woman. -Jonathan Starke, author of You've Got Something Coming With sufficient courage, determination, flexibility, grit, resilience, and faith in her ability to move forward, Busenbark has crafted a well-written, vividly told true adventure of love, loss, and following dreams. - Judith Haskell, Library Director, (retired), Hampton Falls Free Librarv