Pansies - Paperback

Barrett, Carol: - "Carol Barrett holds doctorates in both clinical psychology and creative writing. She coordinates the Creative Writing Certificate Program at Union Institute & University. She also teaches in the Creativity Studies Program at Saybrook University. Carol has published in psychology, religious studies, gerontology, women's studies, medical, education, and dance and art therapy journals, in addition to literary magazines and anthologies. Her collection Calling in the Bones won the Snyder Prize from Ashland Poetry Press. She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Science Foundation. The present work came about when Carol hired a babysitter who was an Apostolic Lutheran - a group of largely Finnish descent, about whom there is currently no book in English. The group forbids the practice of birth control in any form. The bond that was forged between Carol's daughter and her Apostolic babysitter, called "Abigail" in this collection of true stories, is the center of the work. Along the way, Carol was challenged to transcend her initial impressions and prejudices about the community and its values."