22 Friar Street
by Nan DeVincent-Hayes

Soft Cover, 241 pages
Adult Fiction
ISBN - 1-886388-17-2

Remember the address….

This is a touching "Coming of Age" story about a white, female student, Peggy Dana, who belatedly accepts a basketball scholarship to the University of Maryland. Because she accepts her scholarship quite late, she can not obtain housing on campus. The only housing still available to her is with an older, childless black couple who live in the community. Peggy accepts it and her education quickly involves much more than her studies.

Emotionally scarred by an uncaring mother, assaulted by her mother's live-in boyfriend, Peggy enters the unknown new world of the Ellens. The Ellens, a refined, educated, concerned and caring couple hold Peggy to a higher standard than she has ever had to face before. This comfortable, but unfamiliar atmosphere proves to contain as many pitfalls and challenges as her previous unstructured life.

Important lessons concerning race relations, cultural and age differences, vulnerability, integrity and true parental love unfold in a quick-paced tale with fascinating twists and turns. Ultimately, 22 Friar Street is an address not to be forgotten. As a place of hope, of family, of racial harmony, and straightforward, heartfelt love, 22 Friar Street feels like home.