Of Exiles and Saints

About the Book

What does it mean to be exiled in America? As young aspirants, a group of friends arrived in the city. Idealistic, talented, industrious, they transformed the urban landscape. Now the very ethos that made their city unique has attracted a new breed. New money, a new ethic, their community is under siege. Threatened by real estate moguls, chain stores and technology entrepreneurs, the friends are faced with expulsion from a marketplace that no longer requires their services. Of Exiles and Saints is a modern morality tale of the price we pay for progress and the cost it exacts from our humanity.

About the Author

Jill Stephenson grew up in Rochester, NY. She attended The State University of New York at New Paltz and has an MA in English from Columbia University. She is the author of six works of fiction and lives in Central Florida.