What Matters Most - Paperback

by Bette Lee Crosby (Author)

Award-Winning Story of friendship From bestselling author Bette Lee Crosby...What Matters Most. A heartwarming story of acceptance and coming to grips with reality. Royal Palm Literary Award Winner. Louise Palmer is a settled-down person. A woman who wants nothing more than to remain in the same house until the day she dies. So, when her husband, Clay, announces an intention to quit his job and move to Florida, her life is thrown into a turmoil of mixed emotions and strained loyalties. Torn between Clay's desire for "the good life" and the lifelong friendships of her quilting club, Louise struggles with what to do...until her best friend suggests a scheme to thwart the move. Before she discovers the truth of what matters most, a marriage will be tested, family relationships will fall apart and the friendships Louise tried to hold on to will change dramatically.

Author Biography

Author of the Bestseller, Spare Change, Bette Lee Crosby is known for creating characters who will grab hold of your heart and never let go. They are characters you will both love and love to hate. And, Crosby manages to brighten even the most dire circumstances with heartfelt moments that will be remembered long after you have finished the book. Her published novels to date are: Cracks in the Sidewalk(2009), Spare Change (2011), The Twelfth Child (2012), Cupid's Christmas (2012) and What Matters Most (2013). Crosby also authored Life in the Land of IS (2012) a memoir written for Lani Deauville, a woman the Guinness Book of Records lists as the world's longest living quadriplegic. Crosby's work was first recognized in 2006 when she received The National League of American Pen Women Award for a then unpublished manuscript. Since that, she has gone on to win several more awards, including another NLAPW award, four Royal Palm Literary Awards, two FPA President's Book Award Gold Medals along with a Silver Medal and The Reviewer's Choice First Place Award.