The Wild Gypsy of Arbor Hill

Charlie falls for Gypsy a house cleaner slash-street-walker he believes he is in love with but without a solid sense of self Charlie's love is a futile endeavor. Still he thinks he can save Gypsy from herself. He is also convinced they will marry and live happily ever aft¬er in his misguided emotionally bereft¬ perception of love. When drugs and guns become a routine part of life Charlie is in over his head. He walks a fine line between reason and despair. A poverty of spirit shines through in both wealth and poverty in this gritty novel where morals are not an underpinning of behavior and the value of life is negligible.