Reta winters, 44-year-old successful author of light summertime fiction, has always considered herself happy, even blessed. That is, until her oldest daughter norah mysteriously drops out of college to become a panhandle...Reta winters, 44-year-old successful author of light summertime fiction, has always considered herself happy, even blessed. That is, until her oldest daughter norah mysteriously drops out of college to become a panhandler on a toronto street corner -- silent, with a sign around her neck bearing the word "Goodness." --back cover.