"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning."

Izzie Frankel and many other characters in this novel of discovery change their lives and find a new beginning. They find hope and mystery and sometimes danger, but never boredom. Take a chance and join them. Read a story that will take you from Long Island, New York, to Los Angeles, California. You will "cross the bridge" and go on a journey with unexpected way stops. When you return you will not be the same.

Gerhard Skutsch was born in Germany and grew up on Long Island, New York. He attended the University of Missouri, the Paris Sorbonne, and San Francisco State University. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Joan. His son, Carl, lives in New York and helped him publish this book.