Penelope and the Heirs

About the Book

Penelope and Lou are trying to exact revenge and protect their family at the same time. Penelope is surprised at her wish for revenge for injuries inflicted over fifty years ago. Lou has to change his ways so as to keep his restored family intact while exacting the revenge for those same old wrongs. More family secrets are exposed. Lou and Penelope struggle to protect those who need to be protected, and also, by their actions, to preserve family unity. Family dynamics are altered by poker games, family meals, family picnics and mere conversations. A story of love long delayed, of sparkling new loves, of the young making their own way, and of the old trying valiantly to be brave and wise and even sometimes succeeding.

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