The Queen of Sleepy Eye

By Patti Ann Hill

Description:

It's the summer of 1975, and the sensible seventeen-year-old Amy Monteiro longs for the freedom of college life in California. But when her mom' beloved 1958 Pontiac Bonneville sports Coupe surrenders to a mortally wounded transmission in Colorado, it doesn't take long for Amy to realize that her insufferable, tiara-toting mom, Francie--former queen of the sleepy eye Corn Festival--is out ofmoney and in no hurry to let go of her daughter.

In ta time of great change, and in the small Colorado town, Amy will find herself caught up in the struggle between the past and present, young and old, geeks and jokes, hippies and the establishment, even life and death. And during this on unforgettable summer, both mother and daughter grow up.

Book Takeaway:

God the Father runs to us when we are still a long way off.

Why the author wrote this book:

I've known women like Francie, the mother, and I wondered what it would be like to extricate yourself from her. Of course, you don't. You love her as she is and extend to her the same grace God has extended to you.