
Stray
Susan Helene Gottfried(Author)
Tales from the Sheep Farm (Publisher)
Published on 14. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
314 pages
979-8-233-99981-9 (ISBN)
Description
Sima Shaikovsky has always had a knack for finding strays. So when she's on her way home from the Mackenzie Farm and sees a stray hanging out on a street corner, of course she stops. But this stray isn't like most others.
He's human.
Theo Andino isn't best known for his voice. He's best known for having the world's worst case of wanderlust, a fact the leader of his new symphonic metal band takes advantage of. He lays down a challenge: Theo has to stay within the confines of Port Kenneth for an entire year.
Theo takes him up on that. After all, he's a lucky man and he's going to prove that to his band. Being picked up on the street corner by not only Sima but her sister-in-law too is just his first lucky break. He's sure of it.
As stuck in Port Kenneth as Theo, only for different reasons, Sima's at first resistant to her stray's plans to explore the city and conquer his wanderlust. But as Theo discovers the magic of Port Kenneth, Sima begins to see it too, and gains the courage to face the past that's trapped her.
Strays never stay, she tells herself repeatedly. But then Theo makes a choice that alters not only his life, but Sima's as well.
The follow-on to Populated and Saving Sima, Sima is still dealing with a past history of both physical and emotional abuse. Readers, if this will be upsetting to you, please be kind to yourselves.
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Series
Language
English
Publishing group
West of Mars LLC
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
512 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-233-99981-9 (9798233999819)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Susan Helene Gottfried is the heavy-metal-loving, not-disabled-enough divorced Jewish mother of two. A freelance line editor to authors of fiction by day, her select roster of clients tend to hit bestseller lists, and more than a few have quit their day jobs. It's not entirely her doing, but like does attract like. Susan holds a BA (University of Pittsburgh) and MFA (Bowling Green State University) in English Writing and Fiction, respectively. She lives with a couple cats in the Pittsburgh suburbs, just West of Mars. Visit her at WestofMars.com and TalesFromtheSheepFarm.com