TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 – PEEWEE……….……………..…...……….…...................…… 19

Chapter 2 - GRANNY DELIVERS……..…….……...................….…….. 23

Chapter 3 – RUNAWAY…………...…………....…..…...................……… 29

Chapter 4 - HELLO, BUSTER……………..............................…….…… 39

Chapter 5 - TRAGEDY STRIKES……….…….............................…….. 45

Chapter 6 - GRANNY YEARS…....................................................... 55

Chapter 7 – STEPMOTHER………….............................….….………… 63

Chapter 8 – STOWAWAY………….…...........................………..….…… 79

Chapter 9 – BOYFRIEND …………….….…...…................….…….……. 83

Chapter 10 - RUMBLE SEAT ……….…….....….........................……….. 91

Chapter 11 - MARRIED BLISS…….……….....….....................…..…….. 99

Chapter 12 - 1940 HURRICANE……........…......................….……….. 117

Chapter 13 – JIMMY……….……………….............…..................……... 123

Chapter 14 - PARTY LINE…………….…….....…...................……..…… 135

Chapter 15 - MACARONI PIE……................……...................…..…… 147

Chapter 16 – WIDOWED…………….................................................. 15

Chapter 17 - WITH THE HELP OF GOD...............................................

AND BUNNY FISCHER……....…..............................… 167

Chapter 18 - NEW ADMIRER……....................……….…................… 173

Chapter 19 - DOG CRAZY………....…….............................……..……… 179

Chapter 20 - NEW CAREER…………..............................…..………….. 187

Chapter 21 - WIDOWED AGAIN……...….................................……… 193

Chapter 22 - DEATH OF A SON……….................………................…. 199

Chapter 23 - RETURN TO BEAUFORT….….................................….203

ODE TO LILLA………………………….........…………………………………. 213

EPILOGUE…......................................……………………………….…… 219