Minding the Gap

Charlotte O'Brien has spent her life feeling less-than; a tall, solid red-head in a family of petite dark haired Latinas. Raised by her mother and grandmother, she feels lost and belittled in her extended family having earned the nickname Chunky from her aunt. After a childhood spent in the shadow of her perfect cousin Eva, she finally finds her niche with her friends Sophia, Tony, Tyler, and Ryan. After a personal crisis, she decides to be more assertive, leaving her passivity behind and going on a search to find her father, and in doing so, finds love, herself, and closes the gaps between her mother, her father, and herself.