Monmouth native Krista Larson has one less item on her bucket list as she has published her debut novel ‘Less Is More.’ Based on true events, Larson takes readers through a life of love, loss, humor, joy, and a hoarding disorder:
“It is based on true events of my mother’s life. My mother suffered from a hoarding disorder for about the last 20 years of her life. She passed away in April of 2020. There were two reasons I wanted to write this for my brother and I; it is dedicated to him, Kirk Gasgill, he lives here in Monmouth and I wanted to give my mother a happier ending than she really had. She had a terminal illness and she ran out of time, so she really didn’t get the help that she needed and in the book she does get some help. It is a little happier legacy for her.”
Throughout the process of getting her first novel published, Larson found out becoming a self-published author was a learning curve, but through local friends and businesses, the novel came to light. ‘Less Is More’ can be purchased locally at the Wordsmith Bookshoppe in Galesburg.
