Overview
Kill Devil Hills, a popular North Carolina tourist town, is the setting for Emma’s story. Following a personal attack and the abduction of her daughter, she left her partnership in a prestigious Chicago law firm, and moved to a place she had often visited and loved as a child. The mesmerizing effect from the sea easily replaced hot, sultry Chicago summers and its blustery, snowy winters. She was content there—at least for a while.
As much as she loved Kill Devil Hills, tragedies followed her and she never experienced happiness for any length of time. Whatever demons caused the bad events in her life ultimately affected her reality and relationships.
During her later years in a small, northern Maine town by the sea, she thought she had found peace. But had she?
