When you are in the middle of an earthquake, you know the ground is shaking, but you can only hang on and pray to get through it. "And Then. Came Arthur" explores the nature of the human spirit and spirituality in the face of tremendous adversity. Hope crept into the author's life in small ways: her despondent dad's love of a found dog; her comatose mom's request to listen to Howard Stern; dragging herself out of bed during chemotherapy to hug her children. Readers will walk away from this book with a feeling of inspiration, fully appreciating the struggles they've conquered, in a word - Hope.