Bøker av Winnie Ace

The small, conservative town of Alton, Pennsylvania, is an unlikely choice of location for a beautiful woman with Lou Metcalfs background. She has moved here from New Jersey. Its known that her three children were born outof-wedlock, fathers unidentified. Otherwise, her life is a mystery. A troubled youth in ninth grade, her son, Derek, came under the wise counsel of Cal, the school janitor. Now a senior, Derek is student representative on the prestigious Alton Advisory Board. When Freddie, a new student and known trouble-maker is blamed for the school break-in, Derek comes to Freddies aid. Cal is a helpful influence. Tell me about my father, Derek asks his mother one evening. Lou finally opens the hidden box under her bed and faces her past. A surprising visitor unravels a period of which even Lou was unaware. And Dereks long-unknown past finds him!

Derek is in his second year of college. A conservative, young man from the small town of Alton, Pennsylvania, Derek commutes and has little interaction with the college crowd. His meeting with Salvatore Ridenti will change that.Also in his second year of college, Salvatore is a foreign exchange student from Brazil. Sal has had a less conventional, worldlier background in his homeland. The trials and experiences these two face are met according to the personality of each. In spite of Dereks natural reserve and Sals outgoing savvy, they find that they do, in fact, share similar values. They form a strong friendship.Lous daughter, Rachael, meets jealousy from an upper-class girl at Alton High. Her mothers, past indiscretions are heaped on Rachael and alienate mother and daughter.Rachael has a crush on Sal, who is, likewise, a bit enamored with this younger sister of Derek. Lou births her fourth . . . first legitimate . . . child. We observe how faith has created solid bonds in Lous troubled relationships.

Lou birthed all three of her children out of wedlock. They live in a small, conservative town in the hills of western Pennsylvania, where townspeople hold to traditional values. The oldest child, Derek, is a high school student there, and his mothers shameful past has socially hindered him. Now, shes having an affair with one of the more upright citizens of Alton. The scandal brings out the worstfor a few, the bestin the citizens of Alton and further alienates mother and son.Calvin, the elderly school janitor, has failed in his own education. A man of exceptional character, he endeavors to keep the school premises neat and safe to encourage the students at Alton High in their learning. But its his wise counsel that brings Derek through this difficult time. This janitor plays a unique role in Dereks life.