9 ratings | 0 reviews | avg rating:4.22

Terry's Bookshelves

read (9)
currently-reading (0)
to-read (0)

Terry's Friends (5)

Arlena Dean

1,878 books | 588 friends

Rick F.

4,877 books | 4,958 friends

Rhonda Rae Baker

2,840 books | 354 friends

Christine Hatfield

2,572 books | 1,050 friends

Kathy

769 books | 168 friends

Terry Helwig

Goodreads author profile

gender

female

website

http://www.terryhelwig.com

twitter username

TerryHelwig

genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction

member since

September 2011

About this author

edit data

Terry Helwig is the author of Simon & Schuster's “Moonlight on Linoleum: A Daughter’s Memoir.” In addition to writing plays, articles and other works, Terry has a Master’s degree in counseling psychology. Terry is also the creator of The Thread Project: One World, One Cloth, an artistic endeavor, in which thousands of threads, sent by people from every continent, were woven into seven magnificent tapestries that have hung many places including the UN.

To learn more about Terry visit her website terryhelwig.com, like her on her Moonlight on Linoleum facebook page, or follow her on Twitter @TerryHelwig.

Terry has been married 42 years to her husband Jim. They divide their time between the coasts of southwest Florida and South Carolina.

6 posts
Terry Helwig's Blog

Beware of Flying with a Copy of Moonlight on Linoleum

I’m pleased to announce that the paperback of Moonlight on Linoleum will debut on bookstore shelves Tuesday, May 1. Only six months have passed since the hardcover debuted last October; however, my publisher moved up the pub date of the soft-cover edition to arrive in time for summer vacations. Now the soft cover can be tucked easily into bags and satchels headed for beaches, parks and airplane... read more »

2 comments

•

like 2 likes

•

Published on April 25, 2012 13:53 • 168 views • Tags: africa, daughter, flying, humor, moonlight-on-linoleum, paperback, publisher, traveling, writing

View all 6 posts »

combine editions
Books by Terry Helwig

Average rating: 3.85 · 238 ratings · 89 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Moonlight on Linoleum: A Daughter's Memoir 3.83 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Forgive Me, Lord, I Goofed! 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1986	My rating:
	When God Whispers by Terry Helwig (Goodreads Author), Terry Hekwig 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

Upcoming Events

San Luis Obispo, CA
Author appearance, June 16, 2012 02:00PM — 2 people invited
Barnes & Noble, 894 Marsh St Bldg G, San Luis Obispo, CA, US
http://terryhelwig.com

Author Terry Helwig will discuss Moonlight on Linoleum and introduce her sisters...more

Hilton Head, SC
Author appearance, September 20, 2012 02:00PM
Magnolia Hall Performing Arts Center, 114 Sun City Lane, Bluffton, SC, US

Author Terry Helwig will read from Moonlight on Linoleum and sign books. Books w...more

Terry's Writing

Moonlight on Linoleum: A Daughter's Memoir (Biographies & Memoirs)

1 chapters — updated Feb 15, 2012 11:49am

Description: Even if others abandon you, you must never abandon yourself. This simple truth became Terry’s lifeline as she was forced to grow up too soon. Terry Helwig grew up the oldest of six girls in the big-sky country of the American Southwest, where she attended twelve schools in eleven years. Helwig’s stepfather, Davy, a good-hearted and loving man, proudly purchased a trailer house to enable his family to move more easily from one oil town to another, where Davy eked out a living in the oil fields. Terry’s mother, Carola Jean, a wild rose, whose love often pierced those who tried to claim her, had little interest in the confines of home and motherhood. In Davy’s absence, she sought companionship in local watering holes—a pastime she dubbed, “visiting Timbuktu.” She repeatedly left Terry in charge of the household and her five younger sisters. Despite Carola Jean’s genuine attempts to “better herself,” her life spiraled ever downward as Terry struggled to keep the family whole. In the midst of transience and upheaval, Helwig and her sisters forged an uncommon bond of sisterhood that withstood the erosion of Davy and Carola Jean’s marriage. But, ultimately, to keep her own dreams alive, Helwig has to decide when to hold on to what she loves and when to let go. Unflinching in its portrayal, yet told with humor and compassion, Terry Helwig’s luminous memoir Moonlight on Linoleum explores a family’s inner and outer landscape of hope, despair and redemption. It will make you laugh, cry and hunger for more.

rss
Terry's Recent Updates

Terry Helwig made a comment on Beware of Flying with a Copy of Moonlight on Linoleum: "Hi, Kate. Thanks for commenting. Yes, memories (and daughters) are wonderful. Hope all is well in your world. "
Apr 27, 2012 11:11am
Terry Helwig added photos to Q&A with Terry Helwig Moonlight on Linoleum
Apr 19, 2012 06:47am
Terry Helwig made a comment on The Light & Shadow of Writing a Memoir: "The picture I'm referring to can be seen on my facebook page. Bonnie is the blond "Shirley Temple." Please "like" us if you visit. https://www.faceboo ...more "
Mar 14, 2012 12:11pm
Terry Helwig added a quote "We're all just walking each other home." — Ram Dass
Mar 09, 2012 01:13pm · add quote added! · more quotes by Ram Dass
Terry Helwig made a comment on the video: Interview with Terry Helwig "Liz, I just today, March 8, saw your post here. I'm still learning to navigate the Goodreads site. Sorry it's taken me so long to respond. Thank you f...more "
Mar 09, 2012 12:39pm
Terry Helwig wrote Moonlight on Linoleum: A Daughter's Memoir: Prologue "Riverside Cemetery 1990 I could not find my mother’s grave. The caretaker thumped a large brown ledger" …more
Feb 15, 2012 11:32am · like 1 like
Terry Helwig made a comment in the group Q&A with Terry Helwig — The Genre of Memoir topic "I love reading memoir. I like knowing that the person I'm reading about actually exists in the world. In a way, memoir also allows us to see the makin...more "
Feb 01, 2012 01:39pm