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For the Sake of Rose, David Elias's latest novel, takes up where Sunday
Afternoon left off. This book is published as an ebook and is available as
a download from buzzwordbooks.com

Martha Wiebe has gone on her annual trip to get away from life in the small rural community where she's lived all her life. This time, she finds herself in Dallas, Texas. It's November 22, 1963, about noon ...

This new e-novel by Canadian author David Elias opens this way:


For The Sake Of Rose

Author's note:

A close examination of the grainy film footage shot by Abraham Zapruder on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas reveals a mature woman in a pink head scarf and long coat standing across the street.

She is clearly visible in the background just as the fatal shot strikes and appears to be holding up a camera. For half a century numerous concerted efforts have been made to discover the identity of this woman (who’s become known as “Babushka Lady” because of the kerchief she wore that day) if only to gain access to the photographic images she must surely have in her possession. All attempts have failed.


Chapter One

Martha Wiebe looked through the telephoto lens of her camera to see what kind of shot she could expect to get when the motorcade came by. She was in an open grassy area of the plaza where there weren’t many people. Most had chosen to stand on the far side of the street or up at the intersection where they would get a closer look, but this would be fine. She wasn’t much for crowds. Besides, it would be easier to just get a few shots from here and make her way back to the train station without too much bother.

Up at the intersection the applause reached a crescendo as a long black limousine, flags flying, made its way up the boulevard. Martha could make out an older couple seated behind a uniformed driver, and in back of them, the young President and First Lady smiling and waving at the crowd from the open car. She raised the camera and sighted through the lens. It was the First Lady, in particular, she wanted to get some close-ups of. Rose would be thrilled with the idea that she’d been able to get so near to someone so glamorous. She was always talking about the Jacqueline Kennedy as if she were something out of a fairy tale...


A dark, brooding tale of death and redemption from a master of atmosphere.

Dan Mills, buzzwordbooks

For more information about David Elias, visit his website.