Thirty-two year old Carlotta Jones’ life is held together by duct tape, literally and figuratively. Her daily routine seems locked in a pattern of co-existing with various pets, and working several jobs to maintain her independent lifestyle since the tragic death of her parents, the abandonment of her college studies and the unexplained desertion by her fiancé. But the arrival of a new neighbor, a tenacious Jamaican woman called Jerico Williams, turns Carlotta’s life upside down over the course of one hot Iowa summer, forcing her to confront the truth about realities and dreams too long forgotten.

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Tags: Renaissance Season, Rebecca Groff, ABNA Semifinalist 2008