Books by Mary Williams

In this piece Mary Gilmore Williams uses literary and epigraphic evidence to reconstruct a portrait of two key women of the second century AD, Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus and mother of Cara-calla, and her niece Julia Mamaea.

My grandchildren call me GrandMary. I am 56 years old. I exercise maybe three times a week, but not too hard. I smoke and I am overweight. I hope to live long enough to attend my Granddaughter's wedding. She is only 2 years old. I better do something."I'm thinking about walking the Mini-Marathon this year. Are you interested?" I ask my sister-in-law, Kathy. She looks at me and laughs. She has completed 9 minis. Kathy knows what it takes and responds. "If you are serious, I will do it with you." She prepares a training book for me outlining how much time and how many miles I need to walk every day. Training starts January 23rd. I quit smoking January 22nd.This is just the beginning of my story. In my world of walking, everything slows down. My senses are heightened and my body is toned up. I cherish every moment of my life and thank God daily. I need to share my experience or bust. I have walked 220 miles. Come walk with me. See the world through my eyes. Then set just one goal for yourself. You can do it.

"Spellbound Two", a sequel to Spellbound, the author's first published book is a delightful collection of short stories and poems that offer encouraging messages to help the youth of today deal with adversity. The tenacious characters inhabiting these stories conquer insecurity, doubt, fear and jealousy. A professional storyteller, the author uses this art to portray the common experiences, struggles, and disappointments that face pre-teen on a day to day basis. The characters, from J.D. who comes to grip with the death of his mom, to Alia who visits her grandmother and discovers she has Alzheimers. These children learn to overcome these obstacles through faith, hope, trust and perseverance. "Spellbound Two" speaks to your spirit in a way few recent books can do.