Trish Heald

Sassafras (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Winner of a 2020 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Voice: Fiction

"In a narrative as tender and mordant as Champs himself, Heald has created both an exploration of aging and a tribute to a lost way of life." - Kirkus Reviews

"A stunning debut which tells the story of grief and family, expertly and beautifully." -reedsydiscovery

Newly widowed Champs Noland hates Egret's Pond, the retirement community he nicknamed Regret's Pond. Tired of empty condolences, "What to Expect When You're Grieving" pamphlets, and casseroles delivered by do-gooding widows, he flees to his ramshackle summer cabin on the Sassafras River bringing the golden urn containing Pat's ashes with him. His plan? To spend his days idly fishing on his rusty old boat, Tetanus, and drinking beer. Alone. But troubled waters await him. Not only is Pat dead, but his daughter Laura has redecorated his beloved cabin with plans to rent it out as a "hair-being-bee." His boat is gone, his beer fridge is filled with watermelon-flavored Perrier, and his plans for solitude are shattered by interfering neighbors, a notorious chicken-farming arsonist, and the arrival of his demanding adult children. When he's confronted with a shocking secret, Champs must decide if he's going to dwell in the past and continue to hide behind his gruff exterior or let go of the golden urn and embrace the uncertainty of living--and loving--again. By turns poignant, humorous, and uplifting, Sassafras is a richly drawn story of the transformational power of loss, friendship, and family.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Glasswing Media
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781733226813
• Artikelnr.: 59420764

Autorenporträt

Trish Heald is the award-winning author of Sassafras. A former strategic business advisor, writer, and editor, Trish turned her hand to fiction after an MA in Psychology revealed a passion for helping flawed characters through crises and renewal. Trish lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband, three almost adult children, and a narcoleptic beagle.