Assembling a Life

If you have any desire to honor a departed loved one by exploring the past to tell their story, read this book first! Martha Clark Scala adored her brilliant, enigmatic father. He was a talented hobby artist whose paintings and photographs she treasured. Determined to understand him better, Martha examined her dad's art and pored over remnants of family history for clues. Daunted by roadblocks and baffling mysteries, Martha invented strategies to tackle every challenge. Alternately saddened and delighted by her discoveries, she assembled photos, vignettes and lore into a poignant collage of words and images. Join Martha as she celebrates her father and honors his art in this poetic and tender memoir.