Hoot "N" Holler: A Novel
Two women, in their mid-fifties, seek adventure and a new career. They become women truckers. They live the issues of aging and re-invention; in the male-dominated trucking industry, issues of discrimination. Sally Tremaine, a divorcee, and Dixie O"Donnell, a widow, have each already achieved success in their lives: Sally as a businesswoman and cattle rancher; Dixie as a wife and mother. They seek someting more. After undergoing training for their commercial driver licenses, they purchase an eighteen-wheeler, and adopt the handle, "Hoot "N" Holler."Sub-characters include a young trucker, Slim Perkins, and his love interest, Alexis Stephenson, an opera apprentice. There is Doc Morgan, who gives up a medical practice to become a trucker, and Vicky Lovato, his secretary. Ace Hennessy, represents a volatile force in opposition of women truckers.If you-or someone you know-is considering the purchase of a rocking chair for retirement, purchase and read Hoot "N" Holler instead.