He came to me first in a dream, as a crippled dog angling down a country lane, puzzled by his sudden age, his bum paw, the dry stick clamped between his teeth. and discovers things about herself she never realized, including her own intimate role in John\'s unfolding story.. . .
While inspiring John on a journey out of loneliness and into reconciliation, Rita begins to come to terms with events in her past .
As they share their stories, Rita senses she can help John fill a void by reconnecting him to his Only family-a young niece he nearly lost in a heartbreaking tragedy.
When they meet at a town gathering a few days later, she immediately offers him a haircut, and her heart.
John Reed first appears to Rita in one of her dreams.
Women, even men, come to Rita\'s beauty shop for perms, town gossip, and the makeovers of their very lives.
And sometimes, she even knows how to guide them toward a new beginning.
She listens to them and really sees them for who they are-warts and all.
Rita Rosario has a gift, a way with people. . . .
I\'d been expecting this dream for a very long time, and I woke up moving.
He came to me first in a dream, as a crippled dog angling down a country lane, puzzled by his sudden age, his bum paw, the dry stick clamped between his teeth
