About the Author, Martha Marks

MARTHA MARKS IS…

• a former college professor of Spanish and the co-author of three college Spanish textbooks published by Random House and McGraw-Hill;
• a former elected county commissioner and forest preserve district commission in Lake County, Illinois;
• an environmental advocate and champion of wildlife protection and land conservation;
• a semi-pro wildlife and nature photographer (marthamarksphotography.com);
• a lifelong enthusiastic traveler, hiker, and camper;
• the author of two historical-fiction novels with a third on the way (marthamarks.com);
• and now the author of the award-winning, best-selling book BETTING ON BERNIE, A MEMOIR OF A MARRIAGE.

For more than three difficult years following her husband Bernie’s death in December 2020, Martha found the process of telling their story to be challenging, cheering, and cathartic. She hopes that you, the reader, will find both her book and this website to be informative, enjoyable, enlightening, and inspiring.

Above all, don’t miss seeing Bernie’s magnificent paintings at bernardmarksfineart.com !