POLAR BEARS in the KITCHEN

"POLAR BEARS IN THE KITCHEN maintains the consistently high standard of Joan Leslie Woodruff's previous books. In her spare, lucid and perceptive style, this time she unravels the twisted mind of a serial killer with the whimsical help of her neighborhood ghosts. Ms Woodruff writes with the confidence of someone familiar with the extremes of human experience, investing her heroine, Myra Whitehawk, with a cool, yet empathetic intelligence. Perhaps we all live unaware we are surrounded by the ghosts of the past. Possibly we cut ourselves off from this reality through fear or convention. Myra Whitehawk introduces us to a far deeper and time-honored tradition in her respectful awareness of her ghostly neighbors, who she accepts wholeheartedly as a natural part of life. POLAR BEARS IN THE KITCHEN is an intensely satisfying read on many levels ... " Best selling author, Timothy Wyllie (2009).

About the Author

Joan Leslie Woodruff received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Loma Linda University (Medical and Allied Health Professions), Loma Linda, California. She is a Board Certified and Registered Occupational Therapist. Joan received a Master's Degree (with double majors) in Education and Counseling from California State University. Her career included assisting hospitals who wanted to establish new services for occupational therapy (Redlands Community, Redlands CA; Hemet Valley, Hemet CA; Martin Luther Memorial, Anaheim CA; Carl Chen, MD, Hand Surgery Practice, Fullerton, CA.) She often accepted interns from occupational therapy, nursing and psychology, providing them with training hours under her supervision. Joan was Director of Occupational Therapy at San Bernardino Community Hospital for several years before she established the Hand Rehabilitation Clinic with Robert G. Hougland MD, Hand Surgery Practice, in the professional building at St Bernadine's Hospital in San Bernardino. Joan had the honor of being the first elected president for The Inland County Chapter of Occupational Therapists in Southern California. Joan's nonfiction and fiction have appeared in professional journals, commercial magazines, anthologies, and newspapers around the world. One of her fiction novels, Ghost in the Rainbow, was optioned to, and is under film contract with AEI's Charles Cohen. Joan's books can be purchased through bookstores, or online, in most countries.

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