About the author
PatAnn is a very heart-centered and spiritual woman. She only writes about her deepest feelings, particularly in a supportive, encouraging way as we all make our journeys. PatAnn is excited to share Possibly Charlie, as the theme is unabashedly universal. The book began as a personal gift for her perplexing lover. At his suggestion, PatAnn agreed to share their story with others who take the emotional risk of loving again. This is the author's second published book. The first, A Child of the King (written under the name of Patricia Klinger Schrope), is a loving memoir of Tracy, her first born child, who lost her life to a childhood cancer at age ten. It has been endorsed by Bernie Siegel, M.D., who calls it "a book with a heart". It was originally written for Tracy's little sister, so that she would always remember. It has now found its place in hospital libraries, grief support groups, and in the hands of fellow parents who had to eventually survive the worst loss one can imagine. Bernie Siegel adds, "We are all wounded and so can learn from Pat Schrope's experience how to survive, ultimately thrive and learn that love is the only thing of permanence." PatAnn got her writer's feet wet providing feature stories for several newspapers. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. She has lived in seventeen domiciles in seven states. She believes that love is love is love, and that grief and joy are close cousins.