Lithia Park : Lonewalker Books : 9798986464503 : 14 Jun 2022 : Ruby Birk, who lives in Ashland Oregon, often comes to Lithia Park with her dog Yukon to sketch. She is the quintessential starving artist who never earns enough money through her artwork to pay the rent or purchase groceries. She seems to be filled with angst and is jealous of so-called normal people with normal nine-to-five jobs. Self-doubt is her biggest enemy, and because of her limited faith in the world of art, she is reluctant to leap into the job market and conform to the world around her. If she got a regular job, she protests, she would have to turn her back on everything she believes in. This is what has her filled with depression. When Ruby's ex-husband surprises her one day with a painting, her life is suddenly turned upside down. The painting is more than a hundred years old, and yet, there on the canvas is the unmistakable image of Ruby, her dog, and an unknown man. As if the painting weren't strange enou