Vanessa Barton steps onto Bennett\'s Island for the first time as if she is stepping into a prison cell.
Ogilvie grew up in the greater Boston area, but lived in Maine from 1944 until her death in 2006 and remains one of Maine\'s best loved writers..
In 1947 she won the New England Women\'s Press Association award for Storm Tide.
About the Author: Elisabeth Ogilvie wrote 46 books including The Seasons Hereafter, Strawberries in the Sea and her memoir My World is an Island.
Island life shakes Vanessa out of her self-pity but when misfortune knocks once again at her door, she must decide once and for all whether to succumb to the fugue of her earlier days or whether to seize her independence and happiness.
Owen leads her on a path of self-discovery that forces her to confront long buried feelings and begin healing old emotional scars.
A chance encounter with Owen Bennett sparks off an attraction that brings Vanessa to life, as she discovers something real that eclipses the fantasies of the novels she reads.
She feels trapped by her marriage, she carries the emotional shackles of a childhood spent as a ward of the state, and she wants nothing to do with the island community.
Vanessa Barton steps onto Bennett\'s Island for the first time as if she is stepping into a prison cell
