Ladder of Years
FORTY YEAR OLD DELIA GRINSTEAD IS LAST SEEN STROLLING DOWN THE DELAWARE SHORE, WEARING NOTHING MORE THAN A BATHING SUIT AND CARRYING A BEACH TOTE WITH FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TUCKED INSIDE. TO HER HUSBAND AND THREE ALMOST GROWN CHILDREN SHE HAS VANISHED WITHOUT A TRACE OR REASON. BUT FOR DELIA, WHO FEELS LIKE A TINY GNAT BUZZING AROUND HER FAMILY'S EDGES WALKING AWAY FROM IT ALL IS NOT A PREMEDIATED ACT BUT AN IMPULSE THAT WILL LEAD HER INTO A NEW, EXCITING AND UNIMAGINED LIFE.