![]() And the Whippoorwill Sangīutch bought a bright red canoe that summer. The family embarls upon its unbearable journey to the other side of grief ans grasps the poignant gift of life as they begin. Pne of her six children is fighting for her life in the hospital: in a semi-coma, hovering between this world and the next. Micki narrates happier days, using their delightfulpast to confront an uncertain future-as the family copes with fear and apprehension. It occurs just blocks from the family's hunmdred year old haunted farmhouse, on a country lane. There has been a terrible accident in the placid valley nestled in the Susquehanna Mountains in th etown of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. the couple share wonderfully comical escapades spanning decades, until tragedy strikes. This memoir opens with eloping teenagers, Micki and Butch, in a bizarre double ceremony with Micki's mother. To Weep, To Laugh, To Grieve, to Dance, as the whippoorwill sang. The family embarks upon a journey to the other side of grief as they learn. ![]() One of the six children is struck down by a drunk driver and the mother recounts the story through flashbacks in the ICU of the hospital, awaiting the fate of her child. It's full of adventure, a haunted home, comedic antics and a wonderful life- until tragedy strikes in the placid valley of the Susquehanna Mountains. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a funny, poignant, sad, true story of a large family of eight. ![]()
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