Zebra Tears: A Novel

While traveling to the beach with her daughter and grandchildren, Tess reminisces about her childhood playing on the grounds of an old Indian palace by the sea. Tess knows as she shares these memories that she cannot avoid telling of the pain and hurt she endured. Follow Tess as a young girl growing up in India and her experiences at the St. Mary's Convent boarding school. The loneliness, rejection, and abuse she receives do not stop Tess from seeking the happiness, love and forgiveness she desires. The story is a deeply personal narrative of the author's life, while growing up in India during the late 1950s. The abuses she encountered while in boarding school shed light on the best and worst of humanity. It provides an example of childlike faith in God