The Little Locksmith: A Memoir

The Little Locksmith charts Katharine's struggle to transcend physical limitations and embrace her life, her body and herself in the midst of debilitating bouts of frustration and shame.

Her spirit and courage prevail and she succeeds in expanding her world far beyond the boundaries prescribed by her family and society: she attends Radcliffe College, forms deep friendships, begins to write and in 1921, purchases a house of her own in Castine, Maine.

There she creates her home, room by room, fashioning it as a space for guests, lovers and artists.