About the Author

Kathleen M. Schurman, a journalist, playwright and book author, lives at Locket's Meadow Farm in Connecticut with her husband David and well over 100 rescued farm animals. Before moving to the country she spent most of her life on Milford beaches, often gazing at Charles Island and dreaming of buried treasure. Catherine W. Hamill is a professional artist who, when this book was first published, still lived and created in a beach house in Milford, CT. She is a gifted teacher who draws out the inner painter in her many students. Catherine's paintings are exhibited around the world, and she is best known for capturing the spirit of a scene or a moment. She has also illustrated Kathleen M. Schurman's book, The Long Road Home.