Why is Charlotte Figg selling a perfectly good house and
moving to a trailer park in the country? Because she can!
It's the first real decision she has been able to make for
herself since she married over 25 years ago. Herman, her
husband, is dead now, and she and her dog, Lucky, are on
their way to Paradise Trailer Park. Charlotte saw the ad in
a magazine and purchased the trailer sight unseen.
But the trailer she is standing in front of is not the one
in the advertisement. The manager tells her it is a "like
representation;" however, this isn't even close. Charlotte
decides to tackle the project of cleaning, repairing and
making it livable. With the help of Asa, a one-armed
handyman, and the artsy Rose Tattoo (that's right, tattoos
all the way up her arms), she gets the trailer in order and
moves in. Paradise is not what she expected and neither are
the people who live there.
The park residents seem to be the oddest folks on the
planet, a group of misfits and crazies. Charlotte talks to
Rose about how to get a spirit of community going. Rose
suggests starting a softball team, probably because she
sees Charlotte's big trophy she won 30 years ago for
playing on a championship team. Charlotte tackles the
challenge with enthusiasm and begins to learn why many of
the women act and react toward others as they do. She
discovers some of their secrets and the phantoms in their
lives and sets out to find ways to help them overcome
society's prejudices.
Set in the early 1970s, this story is a heartwarming,
inspirational saga that explores some tough issues like
spousal abuse and misfits in society. Join Charlotte, Rose
and Ginger as they literally sit in the hand of God, asking
for answers and solutions to help others. Joyce
Magnin has penned another great novel illustrating the
compassion of caring people, and you are sure to take
pleasure in reading it.
Welcome to Paradise Trailer Park, where softball is
queen, the pie is tasty, and the secrets must be told.
Newly widowed Charlotte Figg purchases a double-wide trailer
sight unseen and moves to the Paradise Trailer Park with her
dog Lucky. Unfortunately, neither the trailer nor Paradise
are what Charlotte expected. Her trailer is a ramshackle old
place in need of major repair, and the people of Paradise
are harboring more secrets than Bayer has aspirin. Charlotte
s new friend Rose Tattoo learns that Charlotte played
softball and convinces her to rally the women of Paradise
into a team. Reluctant at first, Charlotte warms to the
notion and is soon coaching the Paradise Angels. Meanwhile,
Charlotte discovers that the manager of Paradise, Fergus
Wrinkel, abuses his wife Suzy. Charlotte sets out to find a
way to save Suzy from Fergus and in the process comes to a
difficult realization about her own painful marriage.
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