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2000s: A woman returns to Rhode Island to seek a new beginning…
2000s: A woman returns to Rhode Island to seek a new beginning…
The storm off Mackinac Island that engulfed Maura Shaw’s husband and elder daughter, Carrie, also swept away the illusion of her life as the perfect midwestern wife and mother. Now, after years away, Maura has returned to Rhode Island to teach English at the fabled Newport Academy and to seek a new beginning. Newport has never failed to infuse Maura with a sense of mystery and hope, but ever since the accident, her younger daughter, fourteen-year-old Beck, has retreated into the safe, predictable world of mathematics.
Without Carrie, Beck has lost half of herself–the half that would have fit into the elite private school she and her brother, Travis, will attend. The half that made things right. Sixteen-year-old Travis is also struggling to adjust–juggling a long-distance first love and an attraction to a girl with a wicked sparkle in her eye. And for Maura, ghosts linger here–an unresolved breach with her own beloved sister and a long-ago secret that may now have the power to set her free. . . .
The storm originates from here which engulfs Maura Shaw’s husband and elder daughter, Carrie
Rhode Island is the smallest state in the USA by size in area but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in stunning scenery and a world on the list of the rich and famous
It borders Connecticut to the west, Massachusetts to the north and east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south with a small maritime border with New York.
Now, after years away, Maura returns to Rhode Island to teach English at Newport Academy and have a fresh start. Newport for her is a place of mystery. There are ghosts on this islands and secrets from the past.
Destination: Newport Author/Guide: Luanne Rice Departure Time: 2000s
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