<strong>Short Candles</strong> is a novel about possibility choice and acceptance and isremarkable for its insights into human nature. It spans the life of Suza... » 

Short Candles is a novel about possibility choice and acceptance and isremarkable for its insights into human nature. It spans the life of SuzanneCardinal who has the gift or bears the burden of foresightsometimes. Whileshe becomes a visionary to some people in her hometown to her family she isthe difficult child who was unable to warn them of an impending death. Suzannehas little control over the manifestation of her gift. Suzanne grows upconfused with her mental health in question. Ultimately she faces a decisionthat is the culmination of her internal struggle with freedom andresponsibility. In the end it is her understanding of neither but of lovethat guides her. Through her childhood her troubled teens her search foracceptance and normalcy Suzannes troubled life spans forty years of social andpersonal change. «