Transforming Helen

Helen's austere life belies her wealthy background, but her refusal to share her history gives evidence of a mysterious past. Even as we catch glimpses of the real Helen--pragmatic, well organized, intuitive, strong--and see a softer side as she constantly works to help children, we wonder...

What happened to her husband?

Why did she move across the country from her in-laws?

What drove her to alcoholism?

Why does she fight so ardently for her children?

For what is she trying to compensate?

And, most important, who is this woman?

Deep within Helen lies a dark secret. As she transforms the lives of others and represents children's best interest to the courts, Helen also provides the opportunity for her father-in-law to redeem himself. In the process, Helen ever-so gradually transforms herself. Giving to others, she learns to trust. And to engage with life again.

With a single gesture or a few words, Morgan Blair paints the whole person, and characters fill the frames, fully formed in our minds. Morgan understands our simple exterior covers a complex nature. Transforming Helen exposes that complexity and takes us on a twisting path to living the ideal life.