Hattie Mae has no books to call her own. When her father denies her any further schooling, she is knocked off stride. "His words struck me like thunder on a blue-sky day." She vows she cannot, she will not, live underneath his oppression.
Carol Guthrie Heilman, a coal-miner's daughter from Eastern Kentucky, married a farmer's son, her high school sweetheart, over sixty years ago. They enjoy playing cards, taking long walks, and eating Southern food with friends in Charleston, South Carolina. They are blessed with a son and a daughter, as well as with their spouses and three grandsons.Carol, an accomplished author, began writing family stories for newspapers and magazines. Her mother once said, "We don't have any secrets anymore." Her daddy carried her first published stories around in his pockets. He shared them with anyone who would listen. Carol is a recipient of two Carrie McCray Awards for writing excellence.
