The Mountaintop

The Mountaintop is an historical saga, beginning with Sarah, the author'sgrandmother, who was left an orphan on a Midwest prairie after an Indianraid on their wagon train during the great westward migration. A true storyof personal loss, struggle and abuse, both Sarah and the author endured greathardships in their lives. Sarah was an inspiration and positive influence in herlife. The author lost her faer at an early age, and was left with a mentally illand abusive mother. An even more abusive marriage caused a serious crisis inher life, which led to a profound transformation in her thinking. This changeguided her through an extraordinarily difficult path toward breaking free fromher turbulent and abusive marriage. In this way, she was able to save herself andher children from the ongoing trauma of their lives in order for them to prosperagain and to be creative and productive individuals.