Showing results by author "Sarah Walker"

Culture is like the wind. It is invisible, yet its effect can be seen and felt. When it is blowing in your direction, it makes for smooth sailing. When it is blowing against you, everything is more difficult.

When Beatrice is forced to leave her beloved Wilson Park and her offbeat friend, Marty, she sets out to claim her independence. On the way, she discovers the shocking truth about her mother, and learns what friendship and family really mean. Change is hard, but as her Aunty Olivia tells her, sometimes when you lose something, you gain something else.

Short stories, told from the porch, that will keep you listening to find out about the panther that roams Cohay Creek and even found its way into the author's backyard, the old slave graveyard behind the house, cemetery trips to ferret out a ghost, and the trials and tribulations of putting on a pair of Spanx.

Cara is in love with Danny, the tough guy with the good heart. But he's going out with Jessica, and Cara's stuck with her ratbag boyfriend, Fly - Danny's best friend. When Fly and Danny go on a simple trip to the all-night service station and come back in a strange, dark mood, Cara can't begin to imagine the drama that lies ahead. If Danny would only talk to her....But Danny's dad was once in jail and sticks to the rule "no names, no pack drill". If only Cara could find a way to the truth.

Travelers is the story of Trudy's friend Jeremy Smitherlin as he finds himself functioning as the adult in his home because his parents have emotional and physical illnesses. Jeremy first appeared in The Dream Bucket as the slimy boy who dipped Trudy Cameron's braids into his ink well.

Under the camphor laurel, bonds are made and broken - even the special friendship between Melissa and Julietta can't escape the rustling winds of change. Anyone who has ever had a best friend will recognise the bittersweet moments of companionship captured with poignancy and affection in Camphor Laurel.