Jessie's Gift - Paperback

In her memoir, Jessie's Gift, Helen Brooks Regan chronicles the impact her grandmother had on her life. Through writing, Helen comes to understand how her grandmother lived her life, and why she made the choices she did. As the nature of their relationship emerges, Helen becomes aware, to her surprise, that it was her grandmother who taught her how to love. Carefully researched, we learn about the culture of the Eastern Shore which shaped Jessie as she grew up in Snow Hill Maryland at the turn of the century. This is more than a story of the author's grandmother, it is a multigenerational saga with all its drama and contradictions.