Michigan author Brenda Humphey Meisels will be discussing and signing her book: Family at Booknook.  This will also be the book club meeting for the month.

A traumatized teenage mother, a cantankerous older man and a precocious child create an unlikely family.
Sixteen-year-old Sparrow is pregnant. Banished from her home, she is
deposited at Dave Stanley’s bookshop. Withdrawn and seemingly unaware
of her pregnancy, Sparrow remains and works at Booknook. With the birth
of her daughter, Finch, she awakens and is determined to keep her baby.
Dave becomes a surrogate grandfather, protector of mother and daughter.
Longing for her mysterious, absent father who, she mistakenly believes
can complete her family; Finch grows up feeling the sting of being
illegitimate. This is a story of relationships and of hope, in which a
reclusive single mother and a feisty girl come of age.

Ms. Meisels Writes:
As a psychotherapist I have heard many personal narratives and have
been privileged to play a part in helping people like Sparrow. I wanted
to show authentic characters that make mistakes, hurt and bleed but
learn to trust, love and find resolution. The novel is set in Michigan:
Milan, Adrian, Clinton, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, places I am familiar
with and fond of. I’m excited to meet and talk with people about the
novel and the process of writing and publishing.