The Sand Castle

About the Book

Don and Louise decide to move to the north woods of Wisconsin, sixty miles south of Lake Superior, and build their dream retirement home on a lake. They had spent forty years in the corporate world of Chicago, and knew nothing of the environment or culture of the great north. Construction proceeded slowly, and one year later they moved into their beautiful home. Friends and relatives came from out of the woodwork to enjoy the area. As time went on, however, animals, culture and the environment played into their lives and created a situation that made their lives unbearable.

About the Author

I am a senior citizen who has always enjoyed writing and story telling. As a younger woman I took several writing classes at the college level, where it picqued my interest. I was raised during the Great Depression and through WWII. My writing interest probably came from my Grandmother who was a one room school teacher who loved literature. She urged me to read, write and tell stories. There was no money for higher education at that time, especially since my mother was a single Mom due to my father's early death. After marrying, my focus was on my husband's career and raising our three sons. Now at last, I have time to write--and, so, I have put down on paper what I think, in retrospect, was a humorous story, although at the time I was not so sure. The names have not been changed, so, therefore, no one is protected. But they are all still friends, andI hope they will understand.