A novel of fiction portraying the journey through recovery from impaired mental health by one of the main characters, Alva, who endures many struggles and tribulations, but finally prevails. A book dedicated to all those who have experienced mental health problems of sort. About the Author William Sanford, born in Bessemer, Alabama graduated from Hueytown High School, received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Troy State University, earned his Masters of Education Degree from Auburn University, studied Law at Jones Law University, served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a radio telegraph operator and a radio teletype operator and served in the South Pacific, Panama Canal Zone, and The Aleutian Islands. Married for fifty years to Cornelia Kreis of Troy, Alabama, he has five children, eleven grandchildren and one step grandchild. Both he and his wife are private airplane pilots. Upon retirement, he went back to his boyhood dream, that of writing. Now, at age 77 he has published six full length novels: A Fresh Gale, The Pice of Cotton, Tainted Quill, Chase, Beyond The Mantle, and On The Road To Reparation.

Sanford portrays the journey of the novel's main character, Alva, from impaired mental health to recovery after enduring many struggles and tribulations.