Katherine Anne and Greta are best friends who have just endured the toughest year imaginable. Not only were they ostracized and bullied at school, but they shared the tragedy of Greta's father's illness and death. Now, it looks like the girls might have to deal with another upheaval in their young lives. Greta's absentee mother has arrived from New York to claim her daughter. How will Greta cope with being torn away from Grumble Bluff; the magical forested ravine where she feels peace and freedom and contentment, and where her wonderful father's ashes are scattered? And how will Katherine Anne survive without her one and only true friend? "Ashes at Grumble Bluff" is the honest, poignant and often humorous look at the tumultuous life of two average teenage girls who are dealing with the pain, fear and joy that life dishes out...and doing it with remarkable maturity and humor. Growing up is tough. Katherine Anne and Greta are tougher.