The Center of Winter
Author: Marya Hornbacher
At the center of winter, in Motley, Minnesota, Arnold Schiller gives in to the oppressive season that reigns outside and also to his own inner demons — he commits suicide, leaving a devastated family in his wake.,,Claire Schiller, wife and mother, takes shelter from the emotional storm with her husband’s parents but must ultimately emerge from her grief and help her two you….Read More
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