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Rachel is a typical working mother experiencing the stresses of family life when she is suddenly thrust into having sole responsibility for her eccentric, ailing uncle. Her world is totally disrupted as she navigates through the medical issues and reluctantly handles his personal life, ultimately trespassing on her uncles much guarded privacy. Concurrent with the onset of dementia, hints begin to surface about her uncles past and her family heritage, and as the layers of his life are unraveled, Rachel must come to terms with the man she thought she knew.

Ms. Cahn has had a career in educational technology, media and writing for over twenty years. She has been published in a psychology review text and has published and lectured internationally about integrating technology in schools. She received her Masters degree, specializing in human development from Harvard University, and lives in Connecticut with her husband and two children. Relative Stranger is her first work of fiction.