Water the Color of Slate

<p><strong>A mystery love story family saga filled with memorable characters you care about deeply. The author moves between generations with a sure hand keeping the reader securely grounded in each life and storyline. -Karen Osborne author of <em>Reckonings</em></strong></p><p>Three women of different generations are bound together by history and mystery: Louise Wright 19th century; her 20th century great-granddaughter Lou McManus and Kapi McManus Lou's teenaged step-granddaughter each full of conflicts questions and contradictions.</p><p>Two historical storylines run parallel converging as Lou and Kapi explore the mystery of Louise Wright. Louise Wright soon to marry the reverend's son falls in love with a Native American and gives birth to their multicultural baby. Three generations later Lou McManus and Kapi seeming to share nothing are saddled with each other when Kapi's mother dies. However they discover a shared love of history local and personal.</p><p>In their explorations of Louise Wright's story Kapi is convinced Louise was Native American infuriating Lou who was brought up to revile natives. The two of them try to work through devastating losses generational differences snarled opinions and historical excavations in their searches.</p>