There Was an Old Woman by June Summers

    . . . They make an unlikely trio: this grieving grandmother and her two young grandchildren. . . 

Nora Mitchell just lost her husband of forty-one years. After the funeral, to help her cope with the brutal loneliness, her grandchildren opt to spend the summer with her on her rural, lakefront property. Little do they know the life-changing experience that will result from their decision when those gunmen burst through the front door, take them hostage and demand all of Nora’s money and valuables.

Contending with the physical and mental abuse inflicted by their captors, this feisty older woman and two clever kids fight back, using strengths none knew they possessed.

 Our Review: Author June Summers takes the reader on a roller coaster ride of emotions, first by showing Nora’s bone-deep grief from the sudden loss of her beloved spouse to helplessness, fear, then rage when these armed bullies show very clearly they mean to kill her and her darling grandchildren if she doesn’t cooperate. But these bullies underestimate the wise and clever Nora who is above all a realistic woman filled with common sense and courage. The ending to this timely story will leave you breathless—when you’re not on your feet cheering.

 On a scale of 1-5, There Was an Old Woman deserves a 7.

Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews