Cassie George is barely staying above water as she works to get her doctorate and raise her daughter. But she stubbornly keeps swimming to prove a few bad decisions havenât ruined her forever. Plus, itâs all a great excuse to stay away from
the small Oregon town she fled in shame years prior. But when she receives a call that the aunt who raised her has had a major health crisis, she knows itâs time to return.
Cassie is surprised to be more welcomed by the quirky seaside community than she expected, even if thereâs still tension between her and her former classmate Nora Milford. But she still canât help feeling unsettled and is mystified by a
mysterious package that appears, full of typed pages that tell the story of an anonymous womanâs life. As her curiosity sends her on a journey toward truth, Cassie will discover that who she thought she was and what she wants for her life are both about to change.