Bobby & Me

Life is difficult for Jenny Lee after her husband dies. Left to raise her two childrenPatrick, a strong-willed twelve-year-old who takes the role of man of the house very seriously, and Catyrose, an innocent, lovable six-year-oldon her own, her only means of income is to wash and press other people's clothes and to rely on the kindness of Mary Miller, a cantankerous old woman who feels it's her duty to look after Jenny Lee and her children. Early one morning, Jenny Lee hears her son scream for her from the backyard that he has found a man lying motionless in the tall grass near the train tracks. Taking compassion on the poor, ragged-looking stranger, Jenny Lee brings him in and helps him get back on his feet, letting him board in her attic for helping her with the daily laundry. This upsets Mary to no end. Jenny Lee and her family soon find out the man, Bobby, is in Ardmore to look for his birth parents. The only clue he has is that on her deathbed, his adoptive mother said he was from Ardmore. When he finds a birth announcement in the local paper that names his mother as Margaret Miller and mentions a twin, questions arise. Could Bobby's mother be related to Mary Miller? Who is Bobby's twin? Find out in Sharon Orsack's first novel, Bobby and Me. Sharon Orsack lives in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Bobby and Me is her first novel.