The Widow's Four begins around 1895, in Fresno, California. Benigna's first husband was thrown from an exploding wagon while hauling dynamite, his serious injuries resulting in death. Benigna's ambition to keep her four small children together, to own a home, and to secure a rich, handsome new father for her family, unfolds many amusing incidents. The belief that finding such a man would end all her worries reveals Benigna to be a person of determination, perseverance, cunning and spunk. Benigna also happens to be my own great, great grandmother. Unwilling to back down when faced with...