How blessed I am to have so many wonderful women in my life. Here are just three. Maria, Fanny and Rose. In some ways, “Rose In A Storm” is a women’s book. Women often live outside of the emotional consciousness of men, as Rose does with Sam the farmer in the novel. I think it’s telling that so many women tell me their dogs relate to them in  more emotional ways than their husbands. The emotional lives of women are increasingly connected to animals, especially dogs and cats. A compelling thing to write about, and a key element of “Rose In A Storm.”