Part of Lowcountry Tales, book 1
First published 2004
Susan Hayes grew up on Sullivan's Island, weathering a chaotic childhood with wit and Southern grit. Now she faces a crumbling marriage to an unfaithful husband and struggles with her resentful teenage daughter. Painful memories from her past surface as her present life falls apart. Susan makes a choice that will change everything. She leaves behind her failing marriage and returns to the South Carolina barrier island where she was born. Her sister waits with open arms at the family's beachfront house. Back on Sullivan's Island, Susan must confront the truths she has avoided for years. The steamy Carolina coast becomes the backdrop for her journey toward healing. She discovers that sometimes going backward is the only way to move forward. This New York Times bestseller from Dorothea Benton Frank explores how one woman finds the courage to rebuild her life in the place that shaped her.
Genres: fiction, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
Period: contemporary
464 pages · Paperback · Berkley