Neri is an abandoned child born during Hurricane Gaston’s landing in South Carolina. She has never known her biological parents and is adopted as an infant by a loving couple also have another infant girl, Nelle, born at the same time, her non-biological ‘twin.’
Unlike Nelle though, the water calls to Neri, incessantly, and this yearning often becomes a teasing point for her twinling.
After a near-drowning and rescue by a mysterious lifeguard named Iluka, something awakens in Neri that will explain her yearning for the sea and reveal long-hidden secrets submerged in her past that will not only change her perception of herself but how she views the entire world.
This is a journey of self-discovery and the search for one’s true identity and a highly personal one from an author who has herself struggled with many of the challenges that Neri faces and a must-read for anyone looking for an inspiring story that will leave them feeling uplifted.