Constance ran away at the age of 18. When she is found dead decades later, there is a death mask tattooed onto her face. She leaves behind her an unforgetable cast of zany characters, who have all manner of unpredictable adventures as they attempt to adjust. This contemporary novel is set in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Richmond, Virginia. The author is a former resident of Virginia Beach. This story is dedicated in memoriam to Bruce Longyear. A standard edition is also available: ISBN--1453836136; EAN-13: 9781453836132 Read more Continue reading Read less ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Rose Carlin is a formerly tenured university professor and received a letter of commendation for having scored in the top 1% nationally in the Graduate Record Exam in English. She is the author of Iris Street Secrets, All About Stories, and Alphabet to Reading, also available in large print. Dr. Carlin has worked in the film industry, the magazine industry, started a variety of writers workshops, directed four regional writers conferences, and given a variety of literary readings of her own works. She taught university creative writing, writing and research across the curriculum, and literature, especially American literature and culture. She is an avid movie watcher and gardener, widely traveled, and resides in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. She is a former Virginia Beach resident. Read more Continue reading Read less
