Cumming Author Releases New Novel  

Marjorie Presten, Cumming resident and mother of three, recently released her debut fiction novel.   Essie in Progress, now available in stores and on-line at Amazon.com,  is a touching story about life as it should be lived.  The Wells family has reached a state of crisis.  Essie is burning the candle at both ends as she tries to juggle her job, her motherly duties and her impulsive husband, Jack.  Meanwhile, Hamilton, the patriarch, has taken up residence in a dilapidated sailboat on Lake Lanier, trying to forget his past.  The one thing that they all have in common is their search for significance.  Set here in Georgia and told with a unique wit and a genuine Southern sensibility, Essie in Progress offers a stirring message about realizing the life God has in store for you.