Clara and Me

Published in 1996 by Whitecap Books Limited  Vancouver/Toronto

ISBN 1-55110-489-X

Set on a remote homestead in British Columbia, this is the true story of the evolution of a unique friendship. Deanna Kawatski spent eleven years longing for a female companion. Then Clara arrived. Clara and Me traces Deanna’s rich journey from awkwardness with her mentally challenged new neighbour, to gradual acceptance and even joy in her companionship. Clara taught Deanna much more than she ever bargained for and opened her heart in surprising ways. Clara and Me was a Hubert Evans Award nominee.