Publisher's Synopsis
Meet Katherine O'Leary, a young girl, growing up in wartime (1942) around Charleston, South Carolina, from graduation to navigating the ever-changing landscape that war will bring. She is living just blocks from the beach with her momma, pops, and menacing brother, Mickie, while helping manage the family business. Along the way, she is accompanied by her high school sweetheart, Luke Bennett, through a heartbreaking situation and the loss of her best friend Rebecca. We also cannot forget the formidable Aunt Mags who owns a B&B in Isle of Palm. There will be many lessons and experiences her aunt has a hand in, as Katie spends her first summer of freedom away from home. She will learn more about her mysterious Aunt Mags and the extraordinary life she led to get her where she is now, in the beautiful B&B, encountering situations that will forever change the direction of not only her path but the wandering of those around her. Feeling all these growing pains will leave her torn about which road to take. She meets new friends in unlikely places and mentors to help navigate her way through this thing we call adulthood. Finding her talents can help others, bring them joy, and welcome escape in trying times. Discover a few secrets about events concerning war on the home front and investigate along with Katie and her wild and vivid imagination as she travels through uncertain and changing times. You will see life through Katie's eyes, how every tear, every dance, every storm creates endless ripples of hope to last a lifetime.
