Fullness of Heart

About the Book

Paula Johnson always claimed money doesn’t influence choice, but is it true?

When notified of an unexpected inheritance she is shaken. Crying, she wondered if it was over Charley’s death or for the lost innocence of those bohemian years in Paris…counter-culture indeed, revolutionaries of peace. ‘What a message we gave our kids…They were presented with drugs and sexuality as a recreational sport and advertising tool; of race and class as a primary identity instead of as pieces of the whole. We intended to give them freedom to define themselves. Instead our generation only confused them.’

She had dated since her husband died. The fact of being a white woman who had married a black man was part of her identity that put her in unspoken limbo. She missed the years with Roy…when something about their alchemy together prevented any prejudice they encountered from touching them…it only scraped the surface.

Lack of money could no longer be her excuse for accepting limited relationships and addictive behavior. The years suddenly knit together as a Cat’s Cradle when pulling the strands tight…Fullness of heart…pervaded her senses.

About the Author

Joyce Teixeira grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, lived with her husband and three daughters in New York City before being a ‘wash ashore’ on Cape Cod. Work has included the NYS Council on the Arts and HBO. This is her third novel and she has published poetry and articles.