Farewell to the Bay

After her mother's funeral, Genevieve West returns to Avalon Bay, the home where she grew up, confused and uneasy. Her mother, Laurie Christine West, was a complex woman, the core of the family who always kept her children at arm's length. Genevieve has never been able to understand her mother's indifference. It was not until her mother's death that she discovered the distance between herself and this family, and even herself. As the family decides to sell the old house, Genevieve is plunged into deep self-examination. How will she face the mystery her mother left for her? How can we find ourselves in the ever-changing life, and perhaps find an unprecedented future with Evan? This is a story about family, love, loss and recovery, exploring how people find their own strength in pain and find their own balance in complex relationships. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.