Publisher's Synopsis
What Next, Ms. Elliott? is the story of Ruth Elliott, a widow with a desire to turn retirement into a fulfilling new life. To achieve her goal she deals with generational family crises, thwarted romance and dark secrets. It is with the encouragement of supportive friends she finds the determination to reach out and meets Stephen, a romantic interest, before she is ready and she shuts that door. Summoned to take charge of her dying motheras care and business affairs, Ruth grows in new directions with the responsibility. She discovers the secret of her motheras desertion and develops new understanding of her parents, her drug-addicted daughter, Rachel, and herself. Ruth fits all the pieces together and leaves the cocoon behind.
