Fifteen year old Evie Spooner is happy to have her step-father, Joe, home again from the war. Joe owns several appliance stores which he says he bought with his G.I. money. Evie's real father left before Evie was even born. Joe and her beautiful mother are desperately in love. Their lives are radically altered when Joe proposes a trip to Florida. Here we learn surprising facts about what Joe did during the war and his true reason for the Florida trip. Joe's war buddy, Peter, becomes involved with both Evie and her mother, and ends up dead after a sailing excursion with Evie's parents. Did they murder Peter? Will Evie lie to protect her parents? Great coming of age story (for mature readers) set in World War II time period. Thought provoking treatment of Jews. Bit graphic.
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