How Sweet It Is - Alice J. Wisler [95]
8. Grandpa Ernest thought a lot of his granddaughter. Why do you think he left the cabin to Deena? Why did he ask that she teach at The Center? What did Deena learn from Charlotte, Darren, and the rest of the kids? If you were assigned to teach a group of middle-school students, would you welcome or dread the experience?
9. How has Deena’s mother influenced the way Deena has turned out? What do you think Deena’s personality was like before she met Lucas? Is Lucas really to blame for Deena’s problems?
10. What did you think of Regena Lorraine, Marble Gray, and Chef B? What parts did they play in Deena’s recovery?
11. Are Deena and Zack a good match? Do you see a future for them? Do you think Deena will stay in Bryson City?
12. What’s your favorite kind of cake? What are your favorite foods? Do you have any kitchen utensils or other objects you treasure because of how you received them?
acknowledgments
To my dear friends at Blacknall Memorial Presbyterian Church, gratitude is not enough. You have supported Rain Song in so many ways, and I know you will do the same for this second novel.
To the great team at Bethany House, to my Cary writers’ group, to my agent, and to all the readers and enthusiasts of Rain Song, I am amazed, humbled, and grateful.
To Mom and Dad, thanks for believing in me even when my stories were juvenile.
To the Wisler children—Rachel, Benjamin, and Elizabeth— I’m proud of you, just as you are proud of me.
And to my New York Carl, who has proven that no one should be overlooked as a book consumer, a special thanks for your wisdom, dedication, vanilla lattes, beef stroganoff, and lemon crepes. Clearly, food is the way to a woman’s heart, and you have mine.
about the author
Alice J. Wisler was only eight when she mixed up Japanese seaweed, Rice Krispies, milk, salt, pepper, and sugar in an aluminum tin and baked it for her five-year-old brother, Vince. From then on, her cooking could only improve. When her children were small, she ran a cake business from her home. After the death of her four-year-old son, Daniel, she compiled two cookbooks in his memory—Slices of Sunlight and Down the Cereal Aisle. After graduating from Eastern Mennonite University with a degree in social work, Alice worked in a group home outside of Philadelphia for emotionally challenged children. She later taught English-as-a-Second Language in a refugee camp in the Philippines and at a church school in her birthland of Japan. At her “Writing the Heartache” workshops, she eagerly shares the value of writing through pain. Alice lives with her three children and one pet beagle in Durham, North Carolina. Visit her Web site at www.alicewisler.com.
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