The House

On receiving the very thing she wants-a divorce and the power to sell their house-over which they have fought the past year-Anna Manning learns that Edward, her soon-to-be ex-husband is dying from cancer. Anna takes him home to die in the house she has fought so vigorously to sell. But letting go of someone who has caused so much pain in your life doesn't come easily. Edward has changed. There are Anna and Edward's four children, three of whom who are married and struggling to endow their families with meaning and purpose. Edward's terminal illness provokes her to understand the present, rooted in a wellspring of the past and pouring into a future without him. The House shows what happens when one adopts the belief that: All hold regret and are seeking forgiveness. Our salvation rests in the hands of others-most particularly the ones we love, and who have treated us wrongly.
About the Author: Anjuelle Floyd is a wife of thirty years, mother of three, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in Mother-Daughter Relations and Dreams. She is also the author of "Keeper of Secrets ... Translations of an Incident," (2007, ) and "Seasons in Purdah," (2012.) Anjuelle's short stories and novels turn on the dynamics of women for whom life challenges impel them to examine the flawed relationships with their mothers in an effort to improve connections and interactions with their husbands and intimates. A graduate of Duke University, she received her MA in Counseling Psychology from The California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco. She has attended the Dominican Institute of Philosophy and Theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and received her MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College, Port Townsend, Washington. She has received certificates of participation from The Hurston-Wright Writers' Week and The Voices of Our Nations Writing Workshops. The Spring 2006 Issue of The Pitkin Review, literary journal of Goddard College MFA Program in Writing, lists, along with other works, Anjuelle's short story, The Kingdom of Heaven in the prose/fiction section. Anjuelle conducted the Master Fiction Class at the 2008 Winter Literary Festival hosted by The University of Mary Hardin Baylor in Belton, Texas. The 2008 Issue of Windhover, the literary journal of Mary Hardin-Baylor published, along with works by other writers, Anjuelle's short story, Eucharist, that Kaleidoscope Magazine, the journal for the United Disabilities Services subsequently featured in their July 2009 Issue. A student of Process Painting for the last decade, Anjuelle has participated in The Art of Living Black Exhibitions 2004-2013 held at the Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California. In On January 9th, 2013, Anjuelle was presented the Jan Hart-Schuyers Award for her painting, Intimacy, exhibited during The 2013 Art of Living Black Exhibition. Anjuelle facilitates writing groups and provides individual consultation of fiction projects. She also gives talks on Mother-Daughter Relations and The Healing Power of Mothers Loving Their Daughters Unconditionally, The Need for Family, the Writing Process as a Path Toward Self-discovery and Healing.