Kathleen S McCracken

The Casserole Widow Kathleen S McCracken

"In retrospect, I wish we had wiped those attic shelves clean and taken everything in sight!" These were Kathy Jean's thoughts as the realization hit her that her grieving but wealthy father had been snared by a conniving woman after him and all his possessions . The Casserole Widow is the story of a small town southern family's efforts to deal with the enevitable differences between the mother and the second wife, the past and the present, and rebellion and acceptance. Kathy Jean tells the story with the subtle humor that is a hallmark of a true southern lady. The universal values of family, home, of growing up and giving up, add to the wide appeal of the story. The story reveals how the spirit and memory of a family will not be lost, but one must know how to look for them.