Sharing a small wooden bungalow on an island could have been a dream come true had either Masie or Linda dreamt it. For over a year this had been their reality though, but they both realised that their time on the island was finite. The unlikely bond between Linda, from a northern mill town, and Masie, from a background of old southern money had a cause that both would have preferred not to have existed. The result was that they were completing their school education well away from their parents, both sharing the determination never to return to a situation they had left as a pair of rather timid schoolgirls almost two years previously. Now, at the dawn of adulthood, their first sixteen years on the planet were firmly in the past and a new adventure was about to begin. Click on book to buy your copy (Paperback or Kindle)
Main Characters.
Masie. An only child of a wealthy family, Masie has the accent to go with the lifestyle. She also has the determination to earn her place in the world without the backing of family cash from a childhood she mostly chose not to dewll on. Once free of home life, she has become an easy going and bright person with a sense of fun and a glint of mischief in her eyes.
Linda. Like Masie, Linda is also an only child though apart from the treatment she recieved at the hands of her parents, her background is very different. Linda is a highly intelligent young woman who doeesn't fully appreciate her talents and mental capacity. She is also highly defensive of those dear to her (to the point of being just a little scary at times!)
Lois. Appearing out of the blue, Lois is a calm girl who is a few years younger than Masie and Linda. Whilst quiet in nature she is both resourceful and determined, becoming something of a catalyst in the lives of the two main protagonists. I can't help but wonder what she ends up doing with her life.
The rest of the crowd. Whilst this new book has Masie and Linda (who first appeared in Nearwater) as the main characters, there is a good scattering of old friends taking a back seat as the plot develops. This includes development of the very new character that appears close to the end of Nearwater, and her rather special uncle.
