When You Kant Let Go

Celeste Garowski-Hill is a divorced philosophy professor at a small time
college. When her elderly neighbor is murdered, she is entangled in a mystery
and romance that leads to many adventures and changes in her life. At one
point, her life is endangered.
Celeste is an unconventional woman trying to cope with her conventional
surroundings. She is both a sympathetic and repulsive character, alternately
vulnerable and strong. Her nature puts her at the forefront of many slapstick
situations which she somehow emerges from with the use of sarcasm and sheer
will. She has little tolerance for people she perceives as not smart, which proves
to be her downfall. Ultimately she survives with the help of her friends and her
detective boyfriend.
Readers will find this book both entertaining and insightful. Everyday
situations are used as metaphors for the deeper meaning of life. Symbols of
modern society's pros and cons are embedded throughout the book.