Mary Anne Barothy Book Signing at Danner's

On Saturday, November 3rd, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., author Mary
Anne Barothy will meet the public and sign copies of her new book, Day
at a Time: An Indiana Girl's Sentimental Journey to Doris Day's
Hollywood and Beyond. No reservations are needed to attend and there
is no charge for this event. Please join us!

In 1968 Mary Anne Barothy left her society reporter's job on The
Indianapolis News to fulfill a movie fan's dream: she went to
Hollywood to see, and work near, her film idol Doris Day. Barothy and
the star developed a friendship which led to Doris Day's hiring of
Mary Anne Barothy as her personal secretary, a position she held for
four years. A considerable amount of that time was spent in Doris'
home, where she lived for two years. Mary Anne Barothy has told in
detail the story of her years as part of the Day entourage in her new
book Day at a Time: An Indiana Girl's Sentimental Journey to Doris
Day's Hollywood and Beyond (Hawthorne Publishing, Carmel, Indiana $25
hardcover, (ISBN:978-0-9787167-3-8) and $18 soft bound
(ISBN:978-0-9787167-4-5) scheduled for October release.

There was plenty of action during these years when Day was fighting to
regain her fortune, starring in a TV series, and beginning her career
as an animal rights' advocate. 'We never knew what would come up in
any given day,' Mary Anne says 'and my job was to do it all, whether
it was helping her with her lines for a dog food commercial, walking
the 11 dogs who sometimes fought each other, fixing her favorite
breakfast of eggs over lightly and crisp bacon, driving a truck, or
aiding on 'The Doris Day Show,' a 70s TV offering. Day emerges from
the telling of this story as the same decent, fun-loving 'girl next
door' she played in the movies but there are many dramatic moments in
the star's life during the 70s which Mary Anne helped Doris live.

Celebrities wander through the book: Doris' son Terry, who was an
innocent witness at the Manson trial and suffered an awful motorcycle
accident, Billy De Wolfe, James Cagney, June Allyson, Dr. Robert
Schuller, Warren Beatty, and author Jackie Susann, to name only a few
of the scores of well known people in the book.

Danner's specializes in special orders and special service. We focus
on the arts and feature a full line of fine yarns, knitting and
crochet notions and accessories, unique gifts hand-made by local
artists, books and magazines, journals and blank books, classes and
workshops, book clubs, and much more. Danner's has been a locally
owned and operated independent store since 1975.

http://www.DannersBooks.com