The Gandy Dancer and Other Short Stories

<P> All of the stories in <B>The Gandy Dancer</B> are touching andsurprising O'Henry twists to Jack London yarns. This delightfulcollection full of beautiful imagery of land and skies and people arestories of the USA told by an American girl raised coast to coast andnorth to south who took off on her own at 17 to see what's up. There'spersistent virtue to each adventure triumph over adversity as theyreach heart and soul for a rare look at the lives of strangers and thepaths they picked up for themselves. The classic independent spirit ofthe American adventurer is captured in each original tale and theeverlasting joy of charting new territory. Has anything Sparhawk asksgot more punch to it than a road map?<P>Your book is very handsomely put together and you write in a livelyand engaging way. <BR>Larry P. Arnn President <BR>Hillsdale CollegeMichigan USA<P><I>From the Monterey Herald March 8 2004 Page One Section B Fivecolumn story and photograph</I><P><B>Author Draws from Rich Life</B><P>Sparhawk's life has been a coast to coast odyssey of day jobs artand writing... she's worked as a radio producer and press secretary toonetime Vice Presidential Candidate Geraldine Ferraro network newswriter newspaper reporter painter and sculptor.<P>'I like doing things that are a challenge' she said.