A fictional tale of eventual forgiveness begins in a Pennsylvania coal mining community called Gunther. The story unravels closeted family secrets ensconced in the bosoms of a coal miner and his wife. clairvoyant Gypsy mother dreams of her youngest son’s nightmarish future with a beautiful, but devious, blonde beauty. Tromping through a multitude of difficulties while living a harsh rural life at #11 Lemon Lane, the mother remains staunchly protective of her son and of her granddaughter, J. ealizing that one day she would succumb to the evil nature of her son’s conniving wife, the mother is forced to reveal her daughter-in-law’s wayward activities to her son. A startling revelation before the mother’s death clarifies the reason for the callous treatment J encounters from her inurbane mother. Her father then realizes a necessary sensitivity to J’s hopeful spirit and becomes increasingly unforgiving to his wife’s cunning traits and rancid actions. ’s journey and instincts dictate transcendence beyond the midst of entanglement in her parent’s decadence. Share the chuckles, the chills and the emotions as Puddin’ for Breakfast embraces the satiety center of the reader who savors the sweetened, starchy-breakfast dish that bonds its characters.