Thursday's Child

Thursday's ChildGrowing up in the early years of the twentieth century, Lilly May sorely missed the nurturing of a loving mother: she was only four when her mom died. From a lonely childhood spent in Pennsylvanias Susquehanna River Valley, she was transplanted in early womanhood to the shore of Lake Ontario. Head strong and often contrary, Lil experienced a tumultuous marriage; she and Earl raised eight children to adulthood. Both her inborn sense of humor and

Growing up in the early years of the twentieth century, Lilly May sorely missed the nurturing of a loving mother: she was only four when her mom died. From a lonely childhood spent in PennsylvaniaÕs Susquehanna River Valley, she was transplanted in early womanhood to the shore of Lake Ontario. Head-strong and often contrary, Lil experienced a tumultuous marriage; she and Earl raised eight children to adulthood. Both her inborn sense of humor and cultivated sense of entitlement served her well through the years. From the high jinks of a dining room water fight waged with a garden hose, to the heartache of unbearable loss, her life was a mix of light and shade, the hilarious intermingled with deep sorrow. Thursday's Child tells the true story of the author's paternal grandmother.