Between Hurricanes Author:Edwin Williams Jerome is an incurable optimist, like his dog Lashy, whose influence gives him infinite optimism. He and wife immigrate to the United States to capture their dreams. The well-educated and settled Indian immigrants arrive in Kissimmee, Florida, only to find that realty belies their expectations. The job market rejects them. Hurricane Charley brin... more »gs destruction to Kissimmee and changes their lives. They relocate to Tampa, where Jerome’s good work as a bio-scientist inflames a few egos. Hurricane Katrina also has something in store for them…. Tampa’s blue sky takes Jerome to Cochin, his boyhood shore of strange customs and rituals. He feels its caressing touches. It gives him hopes…. Will they survive to see their dreams?« less