In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans journalist Maggie McBride and her housekeeper Eloise Jackson find themselves living in the empty city in a time nothing has prepared them for. Together they must learn to navigate a harsh new reality as they face personal tragedies and challenges beyond their worst nightmares. How Lonely Sits the City deals with issues of race, loss, betrayal, faith, and love. Originally published in 2019 as The New Normal, an honorable mention award winner in the Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards.