About Author

The author grew up in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. She worked in Chicago for several years then served in the U.S. Army stationed in various places in the U.S. After which her family was transferred to Dallas, Texas. There, she had a career in the savings and loan business during the S&L crisis in Texas during the late 1980s. She received her B.A. from the University of Texas, the focus being Literature and U.S. History, to be followed by a long teaching career in English and History until her retirement. The author began to write this novel subsequent to her retirement that she had contemplated ten years prior. She has now begun writing her second novel. She lives with her family in Spokane, Washington.