Buxton Books is excited to welcome author Brenda Coffee to the bookstore to celebrate her new book, Maya Blue: A Memoir of Survival. Join us to hear about the fascinating true stories that inspired Brenda to write a memoir. Though each story she tells is her own lived experience, it would be easy to mistake them for plot lines from Narcos or Breaking Bad. This is an author talk you’ll want to buckle up for!
After Brenda’s talk, hang around to continue the conversation and get a signed copy of the book. The program will begin at 6:00 pm. We hope to see you there!
This is a free, in-store event. Please email us at rsvp@buxtonbooks.com so we can save you a seat and a glass of wine (or other refreshment).
About Maya Blue: A Memoir of Survival:
For fans of Breaking Bad and Narcos, a searingly honest and unforgettable memoir that challenges women to rethink everything they know about survival, resilience, and finding their voice.
At twenty-one, Brenda Coffee surrendered herself to her marriage and became a woman who would do almost anything her charismatic and powerful older husband, Philip Ray, wanted. Regardless of whether it was dangerous, adventurous, sexual, or illegal, she wanted to be the one woman he couldn’t live without.
Brenda and Philip’s life together was a fairy tale until it wasn’t. Until Philip, the founder of two high-profile, groundbreaking public companies, began making real cocaine in their basement and became addicted. Until the Big Six tobacco companies threatened their lives for creating the first smokeless cigarette—Brenda coined the terms vape and vaping—and brutal Guatemalan military commandos forced her into the jungle at gunpoint.
A suspenseful, fast-paced memoir that reads like a thriller, Maya Blue will strike a chord with those who’ve lost their voice or had trouble finding their power. It will resonate with those who live with an addict or have grieved the loss of a spouse. But above all, it is an inspiring reminder that as long as you never surrender your voice and always keep your wits about you, you can survive almost anything.
About Brenda Coffee:
Brenda Coffee is a published writer, photographer, and filmmaker with a BA in journalism and film. An avid adventurer, dynamic speaker, and successful business woman, she was managing consultant and former board member of a public company she sold to Big Pharma. Coffee is the creator of two Top 10 websites, including 1010ParkPlace.com, home to her popular BRENDA’S BLOG, delivering straight-talk about finances, fashion, life, and relationships to the best-educated, wealthiest, most powerful demographic in history: women over 50. She resides in Texas.