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.