Eternally stubborn and fiercely independent Miss Geneva, the crotchety but lovable matriarch of one of the founding families of a small town in North Carolina, refuses to move into an assisted living facility. Her family persists, concerned and smothering, until she relents and hires a live-in caretaker. Carolina is years younger and decades less experienced than Miss Geneva, but armed with an old soul and a tattoo on her foot, she forges a profound connection with the woman and her family.

Stories of teen and middle-aged romance pepper this warm tale of family, love, and the joys and heartaches of growing old. At turns funny and heartbreaking, with a constant undercurrent of love, Blue Shoes and Tattoos will keep you turning pages until the very end.

About the Author

Nell S. Abbott is a retired newspaper columnist and freelance writer of fiction, poetry, drama, and greeting card verse. Her most recent novel, Pink Plastic, was published in 2016. She has also published a collection of short stories, Portion of Heart, and a chapbook of poetry, Life Songs, which was published through the auspices of the Georgia Poetry Society. Nell has taught inspirational and fiction writing at conferences in Georgia. Most of her years have been lived in that state, but currently, she is enjoying the green hills of Waxhaw, North Carolina, where she lives with her daughter and son-in-law.