Mary Ann Tippett

Finding Clara Mary Ann Tippett

Clara forgets to remember a lot of things, but she clings fiercely to the memory of Florida, her real home. With best friends Bonnie and Jimmy filling her lapses with Zumba and happy hour tea, Vermont's Milton Manor senior living is almost bearable. Her new friend, Axel, is also a gem, stopping by often to run her errands.

But then ousted tenant Willie, who tried to kill Clara's dog, starts lurking around the Manor once again, and the gossip over Clara's rule-flouting becomes more intense. When her son begins colluding with Bonnie and Jimmy, questioning her every decision, she's had enough.

She doesn't know who she can trust, including herself. But one thing she knows for sure - she will escape Milton Manor if it's the last thing she does.