Becky Mandelbaum wrote The Bright Side Sanctuary For Animals. The story is about Mona and Ariel Siskin, mother and daughter. They live in western Kansas at an animal sanctuary with dogs, cats, horses and pigs. This is a no-kill shelter which Mona runs. Mona puts all her strength and energy into caring for these animals and finding homes for them. Mona neglects herself, she neglects her house, and she neglects Ariel. When Ariel graduates from high school and earns a full scholarship to attend college on the eastern end of Kansas, Mona says no. Mona says Ariel should live at home and attend community college. This causes a rift so large mother and daughter do not talk to each other for six years. Ariel goes to college. One day Ariel sees that a vandal started a fire at the sanctuary. Two horses perished in the fire. In her head, Ariel thinks this might be her fault so she heads home. I don't want to give away the story of two hard-headed women meeting again after a six year separation but this made for a very interesting story.
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