Riptides

<p>Callie has become successful: her marriage remains vibrant her business is flourishing her daughter is doing well she still has her lifelong friends and the island hasn't undergone major changes. But life isn't static. She begins to experience losses and has to deal with changes in her relationship with her daughter Kim.</p><p>Kim has landed her dream job as a nurse practitioner working with individuals with mental illness. She marries and starts a family. But she too faces challenges. Her husband isn't who she thought he was. Professionally Kim becomes frustrated with the corporate influence in healthcare which seems to ignore the needs of her marginalized patients.</p><p>Intertwined with Callie's and Kim's individual stories are episodes in US history that alternately offer hope or despair at the world order. <em>Riptides </em>brings to light many of the challenges faced by women and other marginalized groups. But there is also hope as the small island community bands together.</p>