The Moon Over Lake Elmo Author:Steve Thayer Steve Thayer has been hailed as "an author who's not afraid to take chances" by The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Now the man behind such bestsellers as The Weatherman presents a work of quiet power and personal triumph. It is the story of Angela, a nine-year-old who can hear the gunshots and see the firelight of the L.A. riots through ... more »her bedroom window-and her father Steve, who sees a pair of bright-red cardinals in the brilliant Minnesota snow through his own window a world away. The relationship between the two-and the difficult process of repairing it-are the subject of this tale of separation and sacrifice, regret and reunion-a story that will resonate with anyone who has watched a family break apart, and hoped against hope for the best.« less