Born in 1925 to a family of sharecroppers in small town Texas, Walter Allen grew up with a first hand knowledge of poverty. Losing his mother at age two, Walter found himself the youngest of many siblings, scraping to survive, both economically and educationally. Enduring the Great Depression, Walter's next hurdle was to survive as a Marine during the Second World War. These early challenges Walter now sees as having been good preparation for what would turn out to be his life work. After some trying years of seminary training and rural church pastorates, Walter and his wife Billie went on to...

Brimming with humor and wry observations, motivational angst, and heart-tugging sentiment, THE EXPERIMENT is a funny novel that leaves a lasting impression. Janelle Walth is a successful column writer, a responsible mother, and a loved and loving wife. But in the face of unsettling recent discoveries and a looming fortieth birthday, Janelle begins to question the actual quality of her relationships. Steadily disillusioned with the false and hollow nature of her friendships, Janelle concludes she's ready for a change -- true friendship or nothing at all. Thus, she commits herself to a private,...