Home? Sweet Home? Novel about Life in a Home for the Aged

Home? Sweet Home? is a gentle satire of a Church Home. The principal characters are a retired clergyman, Charles Dimwiddie, gentle and wise, and humble; and the ghost of the former Episcoterian Bishop of Lower Northeastern West Carolina. Jefferson Lee Sunbeam has been sent to the HOme named for him by his successor, Bishop Strong Ballancer. A committee of three of the Lord's Apostles send Sunbeam from the Gates of Heaven to the Home where he can decide if he wants eternity in heaven or "the other place." Choosing an empty room on the 8th floor, he gets a 'roommate, ' Charles Dimwiddie. Over a period of months, Charles meets other residents and staff in the Home. He and Jefferson discuss their environment, and many adjustments are made. A 'situation' occurs when Charles and the Bishop's widow begin a December romance. Fun is poked at denominations while loving faith and neighborly love are displayed.