Betty: A Life Interrupted is a historical novel about Betty Hill and her extraterrestrial life, set during the turbulent 1960s. Betty and her husband Barney were a well-established interracial married couple living in white New Hampshire. They were the very first documented case of an alien abduction by extraterrestrials while driving through the White Mountain National Forest of New Hampshire.
Their story begins with a late-night drive and continues through multiple investigations by government agencies, months of forensic hypnosis, public outcry, and multiple strange occurrences throughout their lives. The couple went on to be the reluctant face of the UFO phenomenon that was sweeping the nation, and she is now considered the 1st lady of alien abductions during that sensational time and continues today.
Betty was a well-respected social worker and admired by her colleagues. Barney was a postman who became an esteemed volunteer with the State of New Hampshire and its efforts for economic growth, as well as a member of the NAACP. Both Hills were very active with the Democratic Party and even garnered an invitation to the inauguration for Lyndon B. Johnson.
Betty and Barney were catapulted into the media limelight, with countless appearances on national radio and national TV and features in periodicals, including Look Magazine. Appearing at the first UFO Conference, they told the story of that night, never wavering from the experience that interrupted that drive so late at night. Their story has been told in a non-fiction account of the occurrence, which went on to be a movie-of-the-week on network television in 1975.
Betty: A Life Interrupted is the story of a loving wife, well-educated, self-determined, and professional woman, whose life was turned upside down, and how she handled it. It is a fascinating read, steeped in detail, based on truth and salted with emotion.
