Everyone needs a dream .
Caught between her dreams and family demands, Claire is about to make the toughest decision of her life when a chance encounter with an environmental writer causes her to question everything she thought she wanted..
And her mother confides that at seventy-eight years old, she\'s still waiting for the love of her life.
Claire\'s father reveals a fifty-year-old secret that threatens to unravel their family.
But just as Claire is about to step into her new life, her estranged daughter suddenly shows up with a backpack full of problems.
Before their fall wedding, she will be leaving for a summer on Cape Cod, where the fabled Light has been luring artists for a century, to study with one of the most noted photographers in the country.
She has fallen in love with Rick Saunders, who is offering her both security and the opportunity to travel.
But now it\'s finally Claire\'s turn.
A single mother and respected history teacher, she has also been caring for her aging parents.
Claire Noble gave up on her dreams long ago. . .
Everyone needs a dream
