Turtle Season

After the premature death of her husband of thirty years, Anna Simon learns the comfortable life they shared in Seattle had been built on lies. The discovery of her husband's betrayal challenges everything she had previously believed.Grief and shock combine with menopause to topple her formerly secure identities as wife, mother, and educator. In an effort to build a new life, Anna pursues an interest in documentary film where she is surprised to find herself attracted to a talented and engaging woman. Will she have the courage to claim a new path, to trust her own feelings? Or will she scuttle back into her shell? A funny and touching story of personal discovery, Turtle Season follows the deep inner journey of a woman at midlife as she chooses hope over despair and seeks a future that is true to her authentic self.

Miriam Ruth Black's life journey has been characterized by an adventurous spirit and love of change. She explores the theme of change –inevitable and often surprising, in her well-received debut novel, Turtle Season.?A teaching degree in English from the University of Minnesota became a ticket to work in a variety of settings including the American International School in Israel and Los Angeles's inner city. She earned a Master's in Educational Psychology and then acquired a Marriage and Family Therapy License. Those degrees morphed into a career in the Northwest as a lecturer in education, substance abuse and mental health. ?Currently, she spends winters in Tucson, Arizona and summers in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is working on her next novel. To learn more visit her website: www.miriamruthblack.com.