A Second Line Down Bourbon Street

Experience life in New Orleans' historic French Quarter in this dual-timeline novel about a grandmother and granddaughter searching for happiness, love, and hope.1942: Twenty-one-year-old Betty dreams of becoming a writer and seeing the world beyond her family's Pennsylvania farm. With war looming and her new husband, Bob, preparing to leave for naval service, her future seems set. When the chance comes to travel with Bob to New Orleans before he ships out, Betty seizes it. What begins as a temporary adventure soon becomes something far more life changing.2014: At forty years old, Ava should be celebrating now that she's cancer-free. But the life she built for herself in New York City is unraveling.After her grandmother Betty's passing, Ava discovers a journal and some mysterious keepsakes that reveal a hidden chapter of Betty's life. Inspired by her grandmother's journey, Ava travels to New Orleans in search of answers. Can the unknowns Ava learns about her gram's life help Ava find a way to celebrate life and to love again herself?