Row Away from the Rocks

Lisbeth Thom



978-1-58838-154-5
1-58838-154-4
$19.95 paperback
263 pages
Court Street Press		 Orphaned mysteriously and raised by her domineering grandmother in Wisconsin, newly married Carrie Barnes is enjoying a new life in sunny Atlanta when she receives word that Gram is dying of cancer.  She puts her life on hold and returns home to care for Gram.  All of her reserves of love and compassion are tested as she tries to make her grandmother's last days as peaceful as possible while coping with pressures on her job and her marriage.  A troubled relationship with a cousin adds to her difficulties.  This much of Lisbeth Thom's novel may seem familiar to many women who have struggled with the terminal illness of aging parents or grandparents, but Carrie's story has a twist.  While putting Gram's affairs in order, she discovers new information about the death of her parents.  The resolution of this mystery allows her to forgive and changes things with cousin Jennifer, which ultimately brings her a sense of peace.


Praise for Row Away from the Rocks:

Lisbeth Thom exhibits a rare sensitivity to her characters, and to the human condition in all its variations.  In addition, her highly readable style, her everyday subject matter, makes her a likely candidate to become our next Elizabeth Berg, or even Carol Shields.
--Rosemary Daniell

This poignant and honest peek over Carrie Barnes's shoulder and into the journal of the months spent with a dying grandmother will resound with anyone who's ever been or known one f those unsung angels known as caregivers .
--Susanne Strempek Shea


 about the author
Lisbeth Thom, a native of Vandalia, Illinois, has published articles, short stories, and poetry in publications such as: The Catholic Digest, The Georgia Journal, Catalyst, Home Life Magazine, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and The Milwaukee Journal.  She is a summa cum laude graduate of Georgia State University.  Thom lives in Savannah, GA.  For more information, visit her website, www.lisbeththom.com.