Feminiscen Reminiscent Of Larry Watson's Montana 1948

People often say that blood is thicker than water, but what they don't mention is how family can cut you just as deep and sometimes cause more pain than any of your enemies ever could.

As a young girl, there wasn't anything that Jerry loved more than her family, especially her uncle, Joe. When he is found dead after her eleventh birthday, Jerry is devastated and finds a hard time dealing with this loss. Now, years later when she returns to her hometown of Cairo, Illinois to bury her father, she finds that there was a lot more to the story than she realized as a pre-teen that is soon uncovered, thanks to her estranged cousin, Clara, and Jerry's overwhelming desire to finally know the truth. In a town where everyone knows everything about their neighbor, the family must struggle to keep their issues private and address the lack of trust, constant betrayal, and forgiveness all in a matter of four days.

Watermelon Seeds is my first novel, at just under 60,000 words. Graduating from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee with a B.A. in English, I have written many short stories over the years, while in school and after. Although none have been published, my love for fiction has only continued to grow, so much that Watermelon Seeds, which started out as a short work of fiction, has turned into something much bigger. As someone who recognizes the importance of family ties and being able to trust those who are kin to you, I feel as though this novel will hit home for those who have been yearning to mend ties with family, but have yet to forgive them because of the pain that has been