 If you live around the Brenner area, you may have heard of a new book by a local author that's becoming popular for its themes on women's issues. Clayton Castle has that story. For many, September 11th brings back memories of grief, loss, and struggle. Those are also themes of a new book by local author Jill Hannah Anderson of Emily. Her new book, The To Hell And Back Club, follows the life of Peyton Brooks, a newly empty nester who grieves the loss of her three best friends who were killed in a car crash. She then attempts to find solace in a support group dubbed The To Hell And Back Club. Anderson says this story is partly based on her own life. We went on a lot of trips together. We'd go out to eat together. And one of them several years ago was not doing well. And I kind of put this thought in my head of what would I do if something happened to all three of them. Anderson held a book discussion at the Brenner Public Library on Monday, where she says a major theme of her novel is forgiveness in light of tragedy. You think you know somebody and you know this about them and then you find out this and it's hard not to have that cloud your whole judgment. And she kind of has to realize that, hey, everybody makes mistakes. Everybody has the right to move on with their life. And so forgiveness is a very big thing. Although cut out of the book, Anderson revealed that the tragic events in the beginning of the story occur on September 11th, 2010, a thematic parallel to the events on September 11th, 2001. Initially she had reflected back that oh my gosh, you know, I thought I woke up this morning and I thought this is what my day was going to be about and everything changed. And it also reflected as to obviously that happened for everybody involved on September 11th, 2001. Those who have read the book took away a deeper gratitude of those who mean the most to them. How important our friends are, you may have family, you have sisters or brothers and spouses and parents and children, but there's nothing like a girlfriend to really be able to relate to the issues that women struggle with every day. Anderson is currently working on a second novel based on one of the other characters in the Tehalin Back Club, reporting in Brainerd Clayton Castle, Lakeland News. This is Hannah Anderson's first published novel, although she has written a number of stories for other publications. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.