Heather's World

<p> </p><p>Tucked into a forgotten corner of a storied collegiate city a young mother risks everything to build a life that finally feels like her own.</p><p>When Heather Brown sinks her entire divorce settlement into the largest house on a block of careworn rowhomes everyone thinks she's lost her mind. Inspired by Walt Whitman's poetic legacy and the lingering memory of a first love Heather is determined to create a new world for her five-year-old daughter Gemma-who hasn't spoken in months.</p><p>Joined by Isobel her fiercely loyal grandmother and chasing a dream no one else believes in Heather must confront a system that doesn't see her neighbors who wish she'd leave and a legal storm threatening to tear her small family apart.</p><p><em>Heather's World </em>is a timely coming-of-age tale about found family shifting identity and the quiet ways we reclaim our own narratives. Seen through Heather's unsteady gaze we witness the power of everyday miracles-and the place where belonging finally feels like home.</p><p> </p><p><br><br><br> </p>