Suzy Parish grew up in Richmond, Virginia, where she and her brother Roger took refuge from the summer heat in the neighborhood Bookmobile. Suzy would stow away on the threadbare carpet in the corner of the bus, back pressed against the bookshelves. She read for hours. Inspired by authors similar to James Herriot, and Anna Sewell, she dreamed of writing her first book. Years later, Suzy and her husband, Chet, made their home in Huntsville, Alabama, where they raised three daughters. Chet en