Shattered Seeds

A quilt #xE2;#xAC;#x1C; just patches of a German family#xE2;#xAC;"s life, worn soft by Time. Sofia Gunter overcame life#xE2;#xAC;"s adversities by clinging to her traditional German values, but, after the Third Reich shatters her life, she questions her heritage. Now, in 2008, she faces death, worried about the disposition of her quilt, a legacy from her beloved grandmother and the one item in her vast estate that she values most. She concludes she must bury the quilt with her. . .until she meets Janene McDeenon. Janene McDeenon, an editor, writing an article on #xE2;#xAC;SAdoption#xE2;#xAC; is also searching for her own roots. Once a Vietnamese orphan, her search leads her to an international adoption center founded by Sofia#xE2;#xAC;"s philanthropy. After Janene#xE2;#xAC;"s contact, Sofia initiates an investigation and then invites Janene to her home in Pittsburgh for a meeting. The author's inspiration came from a friendship with an adult child of a Nazi. CLU thought that if the two had met as children, they would have been enemies. SHATTERED SEEDS:"SOFIA'S STORY" placed in the Quarterfinalist of the ABNA 2010 Competition.She has drafted two other novels which she is currently preparing for publication. "Reading is a pathway to the mind. The Destination is the soul." CluGallagher