From Married Forever To Single Again

Forty years behind the counter of her diner, Pearline Duckworth ran the town of Ardent, and she ran it alone. When her smooth-talking husband, Otis, starts telling everyone he co-owns the establishment, Pearline doesn't raise her voice; she just reaches into the back room for a manila envelope sealed in 2009. Featuring small-town justice, quiet strength, and a reckoning long overdue, this witty and empowering story proves that the person holding the deed always has the final word.