Forms of Shelter

Perched amid the leaves of the Osage orange tree in her stepfather's backyard, Beryl Fonteyn observes the life around herMama's desperate attempts to gain Jack's approval by writing her novel, which he mercilessly critiques; her brother Stevie's unhealthy fascination with acting out events from the Bib≤ and Jack's obsession with his beesall the while imagining that her runaway father will one day return. But as Beryl's adolescent turmoil collides with the confines of Jack's eccentric home, a shattering secret will divide loyaltiesand in one irrevocable moment the home that Beryl's family has found, their shelter in the storm, will be torn apart forever....Davis-Gardner, Angela is the author of 'Forms of Shelter ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780385340977 and ISBN 0385340974.