The Hollyhock Dolls a Memoir: Growing Up In Michigan

• Take a step back and look into the experiences of a little girl growing up in Detroit with her two older sisters. • When the Shrine Circus was in town, her dad brought home clowns in costume, a bear trainer and a trapeze artist. • The adventures of the author and her sisters at boarding school. • The tragedy of losing her daughter Julie in a head-on collision, leaving a young husband and two little boys. • You’ll laugh at the incident of the elephant on the roof, the wasp and the negligee, and the police almost arresting Santa Clause. • The happenings at their son Steve’s wedding was so unusual and funny it could be an SNL skit. • The antics of a grandmother who seemed to have no filter when it came to her off-hand remarks. • You’ll learn why this family loves Michigan and especially their beloved hometown, Detroit.