Pieces

Anna, the main character, fi nds herself immersed in a sequence of eventsthat involve a friendship with Rose, a Native American. Deceit, treachery,and fraud enter their real life. The spirit world encompasses the two womensway of life. A blackbird named Caw twists Anna and Roses lives toward new andunforeseen events. They share this part of their lives with the spirit bird. At times the bird enables Anna to deal with the spiritual world and helpsher to remember her past. A love interest develops between Anna and Sam,a Native American attorney, who takes an interest in her and the Indianartifacts. A connection to Indian artifacts leads to accidents, crime, abuse,arson, and murder. Pottery, quilting, and painting are interests that bind the two women in anexciting experience for the reader. Memories of her early childhood at thefamily farm, a winter storm, an art gallery, and a local caf are all parts of anintriguing novel. Pieces is the title because many pieces were the reason the story was written. We are a lifetime of pieces.