In nineteenth-century France, a woman's role was explicitly defined; she was a daughter, then a wife, then a mother. This view was held by novelist and poet Victor Hugo, but not by his daughter, pianist and poet Adele Hugo. Under such constraints, what's a woman of passion to do? Syncopation, by Elizabeth Caulfield Felt, breathes life into the unconventional thoughts of this controversial female figure. An elderly Adele recounts her desperate attempts to gain personal freedom. Her memoir blurs the fine line between truth and madness, in a narrative that is off-kilter... skewed...syncopated.

Elizabeth Caulfield Felt has worked as a cross-pollinator, book seller, cashier, librarian, typist, secretary, teacher, but always as a writer! She reads voraciously, nearly every genre, and writes in multiple genres. She has three books with Smashwords:

Snow White with a Twist is a children's novel that re-tells the famous fairy tale. Intended for ages 7 and up.

Syncopation: a memoir of Adele Hugo is adult historical fiction that follows the life of Victor Hugo's scandalous daughter.

Wilde Wagers is a light, romantic-comedy-historical-fiction mystery featuring Oscar Wilde and a group of zany characters.

Soon to be released novels include more in a series of fairy tales re-tellings for middle grade and young adult readers.

Elizabeth has lived in seven different states and four different countries. She speaks one language extremely well, another moderately well, can get by in a third, tries hard in a fourth, and loves the music of unknown tongues.