Did you ever want to pack it in and start anew? Abandon your family? Reinvent your life?
"Miles Apart" by Steven Wight follows the path of Amelia Morrison, who as a young girl is traumatized and haunted by the loss of someone close. Right or wrong, she blames her father. He is the patriarchal head of a Berkeley hospital founded by his late father, a gambling doctor who returned from the gold mining town of You Bet with a baby, but vague on the identity of the mother. Amelia marries the favored protégé and heir apparent of her father. She tries to play the part of mother and loyal spouse, but struggles with old demons and events out of her control. In this interview conducted by Published Writers of Rossmoor member Phyllis Wachob, we hear more about the true stories behind the inspiration for this novel and more about Steven Wight's actual family and experiences.