Lisa Tucker is the author of "The Song Reader" and "Shout Down the Moon;" she has also published short work in "Seventeen, Pages, " and "The Oxford American." She has advanced degrees in English and math, and has taught creative writing at the Taos Conference and UCLA. Lisa lives in Pennsylvania and New Mexico with her husband and son. Visit her website at www.lisatucker.com.
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Dorothea’s father, like all good parents, wanted to keep his children safe. But unlike other parents, Charles O’Brien believed the only way to do so was to leave everything behind, including his very successful life. In a rocky, desolate corne... SEE MORE