P.C. Smith was a well-known stained glass artist in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, for over 15 years, creating custom pieces for celebrities and clients all around the world. Upon retirement, she took up her second love, writing, and has published poetry and short stories before writing this, her first novel. She is a mother of two, a grandmother of four, and a great-grandmother of seven. She lives on the Monterey Peninsula, California and in Darby, Montana, with her loving husband and two dogs.
Beautiful story in all its simplicity.
By Chapter three I was drawn in. It is a beautiful story of simpler times and I very quickly felt I knew all the characters personally. Her beautiful, descriptive writing flowed so easily. I drew out the last three chapters as I did not want to leave Cricket's life. Wish the story could go on.
Lynn C. Lindsay
This winter's 'must read'
This winter's 'must read' is a revisit to the past, full of the beauty of childhood innocence and how suddenly it can change. PC Smith tells a gripping tale full of the warm comforts of familial love but soon adds the suspense and danger that hides in the neighborhood once thought safe. With each chapter, the author leads us into the labyrinth of personalities who make up this intimate Northwestern town and takes the reader through the complex and sometimes very shocking situations that causes the murder of this unfortunate child, revealing a surprising twist at the end. The story leaves us waiting for another of Smith's intriguing stories.
Mary Kay King
Lit a fire in my heart for reading!
I couldn't put this book down and coming from someone who doesn't read much, that says a lot! It was a trip back in time portraying how the realities of war left devastating effects on many families, but also brought each other together. This was story of a young girl's frightening expirences of one summer that brought about her amazing transformation into womanhood. The author brings you through a shapening portrayal of the many faces that helped shape her new view on the world. It was a clever, exciting and sometimes shocking journey set in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Plus, who doesn't love a book with a good twist 🙂
Julianna Brundage
The Shingle Weaver’s Picnic is a poignant and timeless story of a close-knit family touched by tragedy in the darkest days of the Second World War, and a young girl who must cope with the unthinkable when a child is murdered during her summer visit to her grandparents’ house.
Smith’s wonderfully crafted story transports us to a long-gone era and takes us intimately inside of a shocking story.