<p>Kay Spencer's debut novel, <em>Searching for George's Garden</em>, is a work of fiction inspired by memories of her childhood in the southern United States. Set in the present day, the story examines the transformation of life after loss.<br></p><p>Several decades after leaving, Kay returned to the South where she makes her home in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a former freelance writer for film and video, an optioned screenwriter, and a novelist.</p><p>Some of her travel essays and blog entries can be read at kayspencer.com.</p><p>All but two of the characters in <em>Searching for George's Garden </em>are fictional. George Trotter and Adeline Brister were lifetime employees of the Hattiesburg family, babysitters and companions to Kay for the first five years of her life. She re-established her connection to Adeline, who dictated letters before her death at the age of 102 years, 3 months, and 28 days. George passed away before Kay could find him. He lived until the age of 98 years, 2 months, and 22 days. He built a good lizard cage.</p>
