Author wins endorsement from Fergie

Local poet and author Gerard Traub, pictured, has won praise from Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York for his children’s book, Lily the Lotus.

“I am so deeply grateful to Lily,” wrote the Duchess. “Self-knowledge requires depth and commitment to change. Lily offers us a lesson to follow her example of rising above the murky waters toward the sunshine, emerging unscathed and unblemished from her muddy pond. Touch base with your own Lily and create magic together. Happy blossoming!”

Traub’s main character, Lily, dreams of a beautiful world beyond her life in a pond, and awakens to find beauty and light shining from inside herself.

Traub also released his debut poetry book, Reflections of Nature, a collection of poetry composed to inspire the reader to seek and awaken a deeper connection with nature.