Author: colleenaparkinson

Spanning the years 1917 through 1937, “The Finest Hat in the Whole World” follows Des Stewart and his niece Phena through the decades of the Great World War, flu pandemic, Prohibition, and the Great Depression. Yet, the world’s turmoil is nothing compared to that of their fractured family. Des Stewart is “the responsible one” of his siblings. While his elusive older brother Gerald and … irresponsible younger brother Eddie are living new lives with spouses and children of their own, he has put his life on hold to care for their widowed invalid mother who is gradually slipping into senility.…