From Hell to High Water, a Memoir by JoAnn Harper This memoir is basically a love story. Although there are flash-backs to explain her flight to Houston from Florida in 1980 to escape an abusive ex-husband and then some of her funny experiences adapting to life as a middle-aged single woman, it is primarily about her life with Irl Harper, whom she meets and marries in Houston. Their love for each other sees them through all the adventures in their short but happy married life, from their courtship and wedding through his retirement, her return to college and teaching in the prison system, their moves and travels, and then his death, after an extended illness. The poems scattered throughout the book reflect her feelings at these turn of events.

About the author: JoAnn Harper was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and reared in Florida where she lived until 1980 when she moved to Houston. Although her formal education is in the visual arts, she kept a journal and wrote prose poetry and short stories for most of her adult life. This memoir is her first published work. She lives in The Woodlands, Texas, with her two cats, Koko and PittiSing. click here to learn more about the author ISBN 0-97478399-5-1 Memoir / $17.95