Have a Small Town Experience

Family at Booknook is now available at the charming Lighthouse Coffee Shop in Milan, Sparrow's home town. Stop in, have a cup of great coffee and peruse the book. Or have lunch or dinner at the historical Clinton Inn in Clinton, where Sparrow and Bob have a confrontational meeting. The novel is also available there.

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READERS COMMENTS

KERRY RUTHERFORD, a writer in Indiana: Wow! I finished your book this morning....What an epic story. It drew me in, so that every free moment I picked it up and read. I wanted to see what happened to the characters. I have to say that I teared up at the end and was very moved by the evolution of the characters emotionally. I started seeing it as a miniseries on PBS or Liftetime.

SHARON FELDMAN, an artist in Oregon: It is a wonderful story and so well told. The tenderness compassion, character development and insights are outstanding. I imagined myself as a teenager reading it and how the dialogue and insights would have been so helpful to me in that time of my life.

MARGRET FUCHS SINGER, Author of Legacy of a False Promise: A Daughter's Reckoning:
Realistic, compassionate and tender, this novel will appeal to youth and adult readers alike. It is a satisfying read.

Hi All, Nicola's Books in Ann Arbor has scheduled me for a book talk on Tuesday, September 15th at 7:00 P.M.. Nicola indicates that people are most interested in the process of writing the book--why and how. I'll be talking about how thirty years as a psychotherapist listening to peoples stories, how I was inspired to write a novel.

About FAMILY AT BOOKNOOK

A traumatized teenage mother, a cantankerous old man and a precocious child create an unlikely family. In 1959, date rape was not uncommon, pregnancy out of wedlock was shameful, and abortion was illegal. Sixteen-year-old Sparrow is pregnant. Banished from her home, she is left at Dave Stanley’s bookshop. Dave, grieving the death of his wife, is disturbed by her presence. However, an accident forces a temporary alliance. Withdrawn and seemingly unaware of her pregnancy, Sparrow remains and works at Booknook. With the birth of her daughter, Finch, she awakens and is determined to keep her baby

Dave becomes a surrogate grandfather, protector of mother and daughter. Living life through her child, Sparrow secludes herself at Booknook. Finch grows up feeling the sting of being illegitimate. She longs for her mysterious, absent father who, she believes, can complete her family. As an adolescent, Finch hates her mother’s passivity and secretiveness.

Only when Finch calls her mother a recluse does Sparrow confront her fears and embark on a terrifying journey outside the safety of the shop. When Finch announces that she will be leaving home, Sparrow’s world is again shaken. But when tragedy strikes, it is Finch who is desolate and Sparrow who attempts to comfort her. Finch is further devastated when her mother’s secret is revealed.
Can Sparrow confront her past and ease her daughter’s pain?