Sometimes we are shaped by our surroundings, sometimes by circumstance and sometimes by fate. Breakwater Bay tells the story of several people whose lives were altered by the decisions of others and elements out of their control. This is a story of a grandmother who has been carrying secrets for years, a middle-aged man coming to terms with a bad marriage that produced two good kids, living alone and feeling the void, and painstakingly seeing a promise made as a young teenager coming to an end. It tells the story of a girl whose life has been altered by her mother's death, a need to keep those she loves close to her side and living out her dream in the conservation and preservation of century-old homes that, even while empty and bare, still have a voice and a story to tell. Little does she know that while she slowly and meticulously peels the old layers of paint to reveal the true beauty of the home, that layers of her own life will soon be chipped away to reveal a life she never knew. There is always a question of whether it is better to let sleeping dogs lie, but the truth is that once the lid of Pandora's box has been removed, there is no going back.

Light Beach Read