Frog Music

I read a book named Frog Music written by Emma Donoghue.  The story is set in San Franciso in 1876. In the summer of that year a small pox epidemic frightened all who dwelt there.  One character named Jenny made her living catching frogs and selling them to restaurants.  Prone to enjoy confrontation, Jenny gets in trouble all the time.  She gets arrested for wearing pants instead of skirts over and over and over again. She runs into a woman wearing skirts and a bustle with "her" bicycle. The two women, as different as night and day, become friends and then family because sometimes, when life gets difficult, friends do become family. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Sometimes you don't recognize a friend because they are so annoying. Read this book if you need an escape from your current problems.