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Ethel, Luce, and Ola, inseparable best friends navigating the murky waters of middle age, harbor secrets. Ethel, dedicated middle school teacher, masks her crumbling world with a pretense of normalcy after her husband's sudden departure to India and the loss of her job. Meanwhile, Ola, the enigmatic proprietor of Ola’s Wise Old Books, hides the unsettling truths of her past, as well as a recent dire prognosis of cancer. It’s Luce, the devoted stay-at-home mom, who unwittingly stumbles upon the first cracks in their carefully constructed facades.

In this groundbreaking book, Fortune 500 innovation guru and creativity instructor Bryan Mattimore takes listeners on a journey through time to explore the unique personality quirks and crazy ideas of history's greats.

It's a most unusual story. Father was gone, and Mother was dying from TB. That left Grandmother Anna, who was older than dirt, trying to raise three little girls without two nickels to rub together. It was 1933, in the middle of the depression. We lived in Queens, NY, and let me tell you, times were hard. I was five years old when The Fresh Air Fund’s summer program had an unexpected opening. Those two weeks I spent in Delaware changed my life forever.