A Variety of Gifts

About the Book

Dormant talents and strengths often surface in the most unlikely people --- just ask Fannie Pekum.  She’s a small town widow, who happens to have just one leg, spouts ancient proverbs, and talks to her deceased husband’s picture.  She is rapidly on her way to becoming a cranky recluse.  Her life takes on a different flavor when she hires Muriel, a teenage waif, to help her around the house.  Before she knows it, this domineering but lovable old woman is involved in activities she never dreamed possible.

Mrs. Pekum and Muriel’s lives are intertwined with “the girls” --- a unique assortment of participants in a woman’s dwindling prayer group.

These delightful characters, full of wisdom, humor, and goodness, will entertain everyone while providing refreshment for the soul.

About the Author

Barbara Brady is a down-to-earth writer who lives in Topeka, Kansas with her husband, Merris, a retired minister. As a registered nurse, she has worked extensively with the elderly. She has been published in a variety of magazines. In her first novel, A VARIETY OF GIFTS, she shares endearing moments of joy and pain in teen years and beyond. This story is a refreshing view of aging. It is wholesome, entertaining, and thought provoking.