Gertrude Brown nicknamed Gertie changing name at requestof the FBI in witness program earning a high school educationhaving survived a stint in a penitentiary su ering a depilatingoperation experiencing death of a son and husband facingmore marital challenges attempts to become a successfulentrepreneur of three beauty salons and part owner of a bank.As a widow raising a precocious teenage daughter and 10-yearoldson becoming involved in a failed marriage and annulment nding a short time of happiness with marriage to her bankpartner Roger will her health issues shorten that elusive searchfor abundant joy especially loving her rst grandson?Readers may reach the author at Les.95@socolo.net