Unfortunate Ursula Underwood

The dark and winding Winnow River separates the northern and southern regions of Mabyn State. On the northern bank of the water, people live spoiled, luxurious lives. They feast on lamb and shop boutiques and want for nothing. On the southern side of the river, however, life is quite the opposite. Downtown residents know nothing but destitution and poverty, and they are not welcomed by their northern neighbors. Spinster Ursula Underwood shares an apartment with a gray and white cat on the impoverished southern side. Because of the loss and hardship she's endured, Ursula has earned the nickname "Unfortunate". She harbors great resentment at her lot in life, but a call on a diner payphone changes her outlook and gives her new purpose. Unfortunate Ursula Underwood takes us on a journey through an unknown world riddled with prejudice and hate, but one woman may change it all- as she learns to love the unlovable, forgive the undeserving and heal the intolerance in her heart.

Susannah B. Lewis is an author, freelance writer, wife of one and stay-at-home mother of two. She is the author of Ten Years Taken, The Charm of the Defeated, Suspicion on Sugar Creek and Unfortunate Ursula Underwood. She also contributes pieces to The Huffington Post and is a columnist for her local newspaper. Her work has been featured on Yahoo!, Lifetime, TODAY, Southern Writers’ Magazine, The Humor Daily and on the Erma Bombeck website, among others. You can also find her on the popular podcast, The Anna and Susannah Show. Susannah is the 2015 recipient of Blogher’s Voices of the Year Award for her work in literary non-fiction. When she’s not putting pen to paper, bandaging boo-boos or spraying Shout on unidentifiable stains, she enjoys reading, playing the piano and teaching her children all about Southern charm. Read her humor blog, Whoa! Susannah (www.whoasusannah.com) and follow her on Facebook (www.facebook.com/whoasusannah).