Synopses & Reviews
Award-winning teacher Clary Stone is home for the summer, helping her family and recovering from a personal tragedy. She loves her Wisconsin city on Lake Michigan, hoping to find whats left of herself in the familiar warmth and safety. At first, the city is the same, but she soon finds things have changed. Clary becomes involved in parts of the town that shes never seen or known before. The summers odd journey leads her to the citys homeless shelter for small children.
Leefe Ellis manages the shelter and is totally unlike anyone Clarys ever met. Homeless since the age of three, Leefe reveals another side of life with remarkable courage, honesty, and humanity. Working side by side with the little children, both realize they are fellow travelers, but neither has met another person as completely different as they are from each other. Its often confusing, sometimes frightening, but always fascinating.
About the Author
Born and raised in the Midwest, C.P. Rowlands attended college in Iowa and lived in the southwest and on the west coast before returning to Wisconsin. She is an artist in addition to having worked in radio, sales, and various other jobs. She has two children, two grandchild, a partner of nineteen years, and a dog and a cat. All in all, its a happy life.