The Journey Home

Literature & Fiction

Turner, Nan

Genre Fiction

Cold Tree Pr

"View from the Attic," the second book in the "Rose Series" picks up the struggle to determine who is the rightful heir to the Keller estate. In the meantime Rose continues to encounter the prejudices of race through the spokesman of her classmate, Carl Cutlipp. Rose deals with Carl's illness, another trip to Bridgetown in the search for her birth parents and a birthday gift which brings sadness and adventure. Aunt Margaret and James are married in a spring ceremony. A strange woman dressed in a blue suit shows up; she turns out to be Rose's "Granny Esther." The newlyweds leave on their honeymoon to the Smoky Mountains --with Rose in tow. Their effort to keep her from Esther turns out to be a comedy of errors with a cast of mountain characters. The remainder of the story recounts the finality of the 'rightful heir story' and the move to the Keller mansion.

View from the Attic

Return To Bridgetown, the fourth book in the Rose Series, begins the summer after Rose's graduation from high school. Her friend, Lily, marries against everyone's advice. A new house takes shape on the site of the Keller mansion, which burned to the ground in View From the Attic, and Aunt Margaret becomes obsessed with its planning and neglects family and friends.  Rose enters college at Moreland and finds a new friend, Ashley. She realizes that bigotry can be found everywhere, although it is more subtle in college. She meets her first love, Lewis David, at Moreland, who turns out not to be the person he claims to be.  The summer after her first year in college finds Rose at Granny Esther's, nursing her grandmother back to health after a heart attack. She begins to rethink her education goals and finds herself going against Aunt Margaret's wishes. A speeding ticket in her red MG may be the beginning of a long lasting romance for Rose.

Return to Bridgetown

Bookstand Publishing

"ROSE'S SONG" is the fifth and final book in the "Rose Series." It continues the story of Rose Collins, a 12 year old Melungeon girl, who has been orphaned and sent to live with her Aunt Margaret in Virginia. Margaret works for John Keller, the owner of the Keller Estate. The story is set in the early 50s in the segregated South. Rose is confronted with racial bigotry primarily by Carl Cutlipp and his friends.

Rose's Song

Children's Books

Rose Collins is a 12 year old Melungeon girl from the mountains of Kentucky, recently orphaned. She is sent to live with her only relative, Aunt Margaret,who lives and works on the Keller estate in Virginia. This is the early 50's and Rose encounters bigotry in school primarily by Carl Cutlipp. After an accident Rose's blood is typed revealing that she has been adopted. The hunt for her birth parents takes them back to Kentucky and an orphanage that keeps showing up in Rose's dreams. Upon their return they discover that Mr. Keller has died; thus begins the twists and turns of finding the rightful heirs of the Keller fortune. Will it be Aunt Margaret or William Keller, an unknown half-brother who seems to appear from no where? The answer can be found in the second book of the "Rose Series" "From the Attic Window."

Bookstand Pub

"FROM THE ATTIC WINDOW," the second book in the "Rose Series" picks up the struggle to determine who is the rightful heir to the Keller estate.

"RETURN TO BRIDGETOWN," the fourth book in the "Rose Series," begins the summer after Rose's graduation from high school. Her friend Lily, marries against everyone's advice. A new house takes shape on the site of the Keller mansion, which burned to the ground in "VIEW FROM THE ATTIC," and Aunt Margaret becomes obsessed with its planning and neglects family and friends.

Contemporary

THE BOX IN THE ATTIC continues the story of Lily Fain Lawson and her search for a husband and a father for Anna Rose. Her vengeful half-sister, Teresa, is trying to find a scheme to keep Lily from inheriting half of their father's estate. A letter she finds in the attic gives a list of things she must do before she finds the real Will. She is unhappy with the requests because they are positive actions that would bring her and Lily closer. She wants no part of that. A majority of the characters from the "Rose Series" are featured in this story of romance and mystery. This sequel to LILY'S STORY is filled with surprises.

The Box in the Attic

The story of civilian clothing use during World War II.&nbsp; Manufacturing for civilians across the globe nearly stopped at the outset of World War II, as outfitting troops took precedence over nonmilitary production. Raw materials were prioritized for the armed forces and the majority of non-military factories were shifted to war work, resulting in shortages and rationing of consumer products. Civilians, especially women, responded to the resulting scarcity of goods by using ingenuity and creativity to "make do." In Clothing Goes to War, Nan Turner offers a critical look at some of the resourceful results of this period as necessity paved the way for fashionable invention.

Clothing Goes to War: Creativity Inspired by Scarcity in World War II

Arts & Photography

Graphic Design

Intellect Ltd

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The Journey Home

View from the Attic

Return to Bridgetown

Rose's Song

The Journey Home

View from the Attic

Return to Bridgetown

The Box in the Attic

Clothing Goes to War: Creativity Inspired by Scarcity in World War II