Scarlet Indigo

DEBUT NOVEL!! Scarlet Indigo tells the coming of age story of two friends after a tragic loss. This novel follows complicated and complex characters as they navigate through life in the colorful, idyllic era of the late 1960s and early 1970s. After leaving the bubble of their small town they find themselves in the heart of New York City, to them it may as well be an alien planet. In a moving story these two people go on a journey of self-discovery, grief, obsession, complicated relationships and self-acceptance. Silver Lake, New York, 1969. Madeline Stone and River Patterson are coping with the loss of a near and dear friend, Charlie Wilder. Only months after he was drafted to fight in the war overseas his friends and family receive the news that he has died in action. Before he has time to face his grief, River is whisked away to New York City with his family. Not days after his arrival he has a falling out with his parents and winds up living in the culture rich Greenwich Village. Madeline stays behind in Silver Lake, adjusting to life after high school and the tragic loss. She's met with twists, turns and an accident that leaves the nerves in her hand severed and her heart broken. Over the span of six months the friends grow apart, nevertheless a twist of fate somehow brings them back together again. What happens when they reunite after all this time?

Pagina's: 221, Paperback, Independently published