Lookin' for God

About the Book

A reckless Papa Louie plots an escape from a convalescent home, where he has been placed by conniving relatives. With the help of his friend, Heck, and accompanied by his grandson, Little Buzzard, Papa Louie returns to his birthplace in Louisiana, searching for a meaning for his life of roguish debauchery. Unexpectedly the journey becomes a wild adventure with hair-raising and often hilarious escapades. In the end, Papa Louie reclaims his property and comes to terms with the surprising true purpose for his life.

About the Author

“Lookin’ For God” is the third novel by author, Helen McLean, preceded by “A Rosebud Need Not Have a Mind”, a depression story and “Chateau de Grace”, an account of an elite school run by an aristocratic lady and her two maiden daughters, who are scandalized by events when they unwittingly harbor a foreign spy. The author’s early interest in writing, as editor of school newspapers plus editor of a column in the local paper, gave way to raising a family that includes twelve grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. She attended Colorado State Teacher’s College, and San Diego State University and lives in San Diego, California.