A woman, confined to her bed, watches a snail on her night stand, living a life that mirrors the limitations of her own. What follows is an oddly compelling story of her discovery of companionship and beauty in the most unexpected of creatures.Jackie says:
"This is a charming little book that is just as much about a human as it is about a snail. Bailey has a medical condition that renders her unable to sit up or move very much for long stretches of time (months). During one of those relapses, one of her caretakers cheerfully uprooted some violets from the woods outside the little house where she was staying and plopped a small snail under them and brought them in to cheer the invalid's bedside. Little did this
person know that she started a love affair of a lifetime, while at the same time giving perspective, hope, and companionship to the frustrated and forlorn Bailey. Full of scientific detail (about snails) and psychological observations (about humans), this simple tale has endless layers and resonant insights that make it far more than the sum of its pages."
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