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Set against the backdrop of Hurricane Donna in the 1960s, Vanessa Lafaye’s debut novel follows the lives of veterans and civilians as they confront long‑hidden secrets and the physical and emotional devastation of one of America’s greatest natural disasters. Amid the wreckage, a man‑woman relationship develops, revealing the resilience of human connection when people are tested to the limits of endurance. The story captures both the heat of the storm and the weight of history, creating a vivid portrait of a community grappling with its past and its future.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Vanessa Lafaye
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