She Ain't Heavy

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Feisty and fun. Readers will root for Teddy as she tries to navigate friendship, men, and mentors. Read this book with a cup of coffee in one hand and a donut in the other." -- Mary Carter, author of The Pub Across the Pond and My Sister's Voice "This is one triumph of a novel: a poignant story of Teddy, a plucky working class girl from hardscrabble background forced to grow a tough hide over a sensitive, generous heart. We see Teddy's interior and her fresh view of the rooms in this world she fears she will never enter. Teddy makes you laugh and cry and makes you not want her story to end." -- Maureen Brady, author of Ginger's Fire and Give Me Your Good Ear Just when counter clerk Teddy Warner is about to be evicted from her Scranton apartment, she bumps into beautiful, brilliant, blond Rachel - her estranged childhood friend whose mother forbid their friendship, thinking Teddy was beneath them. Teddy and Rachel reconnect over hot chocolate and under New Year's fireworks. Their discussion leads to an invitation. Soon, Teddy is on her way to Philadelphia, where Rachel is a student , to share an apartment and begin an exciting new life in the city. Teddy views Rachel as perfect. Rachel can't bring herself to shatter the image by letting on that she is having an affair with a married man. Just when Teddy is starting to feel at home, Rachel insists on some privacy. Acting out her anger at being asked to stay away, Teddy indulges in a one-night stand. When Teddy returns to their apartment the next morning, Rachel is being carried out on a stretcher - the victim of carbon monoxide poisoning. This unforeseen tragedy leaves Teddy alone in a strange city, with no money, no friends, and no connections. As Teddy struggles to find her way, she meets a mentor at the same university Rachel previously attended who takes an interest in her, but with strings attached. She also develops a unique bond with the firefighter who rescued Rachel. And yet, Teddy remains committed ti helping Rachel get back on her feet, at a time when no one else who supposedly loves her can accept her in this diminished way. Along the way, Teddy discovers her own strength in the roles of caregiver, lover, and friend.