Internationally known novelist Celeste Newbrough builds suspense through the masterful portrayal of character. Each gripping tale traces the passage of an ordinary life to redemption or tragedy. Sensual settings and memorable protagonists span locales from the Northwest to New Orleans, creating an authentic American landscape.KIRKUS REVIEWS: ...A quietly compelling and intimate portrayal of lives whose final chapters often go largely unobserved. ...The prose of this collection is intelligent and sometimes evocative. Newbrough's thematic concept carries weight. She makes clear how intellectual and emotional lives can transcend generations and how losses can be both permanent and permeable. PRE-PRESS REVIEWS: This electrifying collection condenses whole lives into short tales. Each story reveals the dance between age and emotion; between the past and the present; between what will pass away and what will pass on to new generations.