Julie Kibler crafts narratives that delve into the complexities of human connection and the enduring strength of the spirit. Her work often explores themes of belonging, loss, and the search for home, imbuing her stories with profound psychological insight. Kibler's powerful and moving prose resonates with readers through its raw honesty and deep empathy. Her distinctive style is both compelling and introspective, inviting readers to contemplate the intricate landscape of the human heart.
Eighty-nine-year-old Isabelle McAllister has a favor to ask her hairdresser Dorrie Curtis: drop everything and drive from Arlington, Texas, to a funeral in Cincinnati. Tomorrow. Dorrie, fleeing problems of her own, agrees. It''s a journey that changes both their lives, as she learns Isabelle''s tale of a forbidden relationship and its tragic consequences-- a tale that just might help Dorrie find her own way.
Follows the deep friendship between two women at an early twentieth-century rehabilitation home for cast-out single mothers, and the reclusive librarian who discovers their story a century later.