Welcome Readers!

Welcome to this exclusive members-only Final Draft page for my new novel, The Sound of Supper.

Here, you and I engage with my creation just before it's published. Your feedback helps me refine and elevate my work.

Below is a directory of the chapters I've completed and posted. As of October 19, 2025, I've finished almost two thirds of the book (60,000 words with 40K + left to go)

If you'd like to comment, text or call me.

-Mary

The Sound of Supper Introduction

by Mary Baidenmann

The Sound of Supper is a survival story wrapped in music, silence, grit, and grace.

Lizzy Jean starts as a quiet teen—awkward at school, bullied by her father, and haunted by panic attacks that land her in the hospital. She’s not alone there. Her little brother Billy and her school friend Bobby—who she’s been furious with for weeks—are by her side when everything changes. A stranger kidnaps all three, dragging them deep into the forest.

What follows is a raw, relentless fight to survive.

Lizzy draws strength from unexpected places: Mama’s silence, Daddy’s sermons, Mama and Nurse Rachael’s voices in her head, and the wisdom of Uncle Harry who taught her piano, and of Oralee, a mystery woman—her presence lingers in Lizzy’s memory like a hymn. Crickets sing in the background as Lizzy learns to listen to the forest, to her instincts, and to the voices that shaped her.

Each chapter pushes Lizzy further—from terrified girl to fierce protector. She outsmarts her captor, navigates bear trails and cougar dens, and risks everything to find Billy and Bobby. Her anger toward Bobby softens in a quiet moment of handholding. Her love for Billy drives her through thorns and fire.

By Chapter 27, Lizzy has faced down predators, both human and wild. She’s trapped her kidnapper on a cliff ledge, found the boys alive in a hidden cave, and reunited with them in a flood of tears and blankets and tea. But just as safety seems near, gunshots echo from the farmhouse.

Lizzy stands at the cave mouth, scanning the valley, knowing she must go back down and face whatever waits.

And only half the story has been told.

The Sound of Supper is a haunting tale of survival, betrayal, and the triumph of a child who refuses to disappear.

Began writing in September 2024.
Created website and Beta Review pages, January 2025.
February - Sept 2025:
- Posted 21 chapters (47,000 words) for Beta Readers.
- Posted 25 chapters to new Editor's Page for editors.
- Chapter 26 in progress July 12, 2025.
August 7 - Oct. 19 - Chapters 1 - 27 posted on FINAL DRAFT SOUND OF SUPPER PAGES
Oct. 20-21 Updated website design - new "chapter" pages with each chapter posted separately. Along with
Table of Contents Page.
Weekly Schedule:
- Post final drafts of each chapter as they are finished.
- Add link to chapter page to Table of contents.

FALL TO DO:
- Finish final draft and prep for Amazon final draft

LATE 2025 - Early 2026 TO DO:
- Set up manuscript in KDP Creator for publication.
- Write Author info on Amazon KDP site.
- Submit for publication.
- Order author's copy for review
- Send out first notices and invitations for Book Launch Party along with excepts from the book.
- Bi-weekly notices and exerpts begin.
- Order books for the party.

LATE 2025 EARLY 2026.: Announce Book Launch on social media - Facebook, Instagram, What's App, emails to friends, texts to groups.

EARLY SPRING 2026: Proposed Book Launch Party and Art Show on our front lawn and deck.

History and current timeline for writing, editing and publishing this novel.

Publishing Schedule

Mary Demorest Baidenmann
- Author -

LINK TO TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 To read the chapters, click on the Table of Contents link above.

2 Scroll to the chapter of choice, click on
the chapter link.

3 The bottom of each chapter has a link
back to the top of the page.

4 Another link goes back to the Table of Contents.