Dreams

About the Book

Sailing is the prism through which a lifetime of adventures is filtered. Separated by war and fate, these adults and children came together after the WWII and reknit themselves into a family on the water. Learning the techniques of sailing in a Comet class dingy, they then ventured out onto Lake Ontario in a wood-hulled sloop for a month-long cruise. Lessons learned about preparation for adventures; lessons learned about the garnering of techniques and their worth. The fascination with Neiman Marcus, which goes back to the war years, is explored. And always, joy. Joy in ice skating, joy in being a water creature, joy in climbing trees, and finally in great old age, joy in being fulfilled as an artist.

About the Author

Joan H Parks lives in Chicago, IL, and after a career in clinical research refreshed her life by becoming a fiction writer. Her undergraduate degree was from the University of Rochester in Non-Western Civilizations, her MBA from the University of Chicago. She studies poetry, including Yeats and the Canterbury Tales (in Middle English); has an interest in the ancient world which she has gratified by studying at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago; is an aficionado of The Tales of Genji, which she rereads every year or so. Her family regards these activities with amusement, for she also listens to Willie Nelson and Dierks Bentley. She can be contacted at joanhparks.com