Review
From the book jacket: When we meet
septuagenarian Margaret Hughes, she is living alone in a
mansion in Seattle with only a massive collection of valuable
antiques for company. Enter Wanda Schultz, a 20 something
woman with a broken heart who has come west to search for her
wayward boyfriend. Both women are guarding dark secrets and
have spent many years building up protective armor against the
outside world. But as the two begin their tentative dance of
friendship, the armor begins to fall away and Margaret opens
her house to the younger woman. This launches a series of
remarkable and unanticipated events, leading Margaret to
discover a way to redeem her cursed...
Beyond the Book
Stephanie Kallos spent
twenty years in the theater as an actress
and teacher. Her short fiction has been
nominated for both a Raymond Carver Award
and a Pushcart Prize.
Broken for You
is her first novel. She is currently working
on a new novel,
Hope's Wheelchair.
She lives in Seattle with her husband and
two children.
