The Heel of the Loaf

About the Book

An American memoir, recounting nine decades of experiences, associations, fortunes and misfortunes of one small, unimportant, unremarkable person.  Born half an orphan she tells of her lifelong struggle to find a niche for herself, how she dealt with failure and succeeded mainly in persistence to communicate her delight and wonder at having been given life on this planet. She can be tender and sentimental but always candid as she introduces the characters she knew in many places and under varied circumstances. Although she did not find them all lovable they were interesting and telling about them makes a colorful mosaic.

About the Author

About the author: She is the widow of a career Navy Photographer. Born in Illinois, she grew up there and in Florida, and lives now with her daughter in Georgia. Her days are spent reading every book she can come by, and corresponding with the few surviving shipmates, recalling days in the service. Now, approaching her 93rd birthday, she scans bits and pieces of her life—a life which, although long, she feels now seems hardly more than one blink of God’s eye.