Embers on the Hearth

About the Book

“Embers on the Hearth, The Next Generation” is a story that continues where the original story, “Embers on the Hearth” ended. The original story began in the 1840’s. It followed the life and times of Jason McIvers, a trapper. Through a series of events he met and married an Indian woman, Tikah. This new edition of the book includes the original story and continues on with the story of Jason and Tikah’s sons, Clayton and Tyson McIvers, the next generation. Being born of a white father and an Indian mother, the brothers were half Indian living in a white man’s society. Clayton married an Indian woman and Tyson married a white woman. Between them they had four children. It is a story about pride and prejudices of the two Indian families trying to live among a white society in a growing western town called West Haven. “Embers on the Hearth, The Next Generation” is set in the late 1800’s when sadly, the Indian culture was slowly fading away under the white man’s dominance.

About the Author

FRANCES BORICCHIO is a retired classified school employee. She and her husband have lived in a small, rural community in the foothills of California for 35 years. She developed a passion for writing after retiring and found that the peaceful lifestyle living in a rural community is the perfect setting for creativity. In addition to this book, Frances has written two short story children’s books called, “The Adventure of Rodney and Diane” and “A Box of Red Dominos.”