The Boat House Cafe: Book One of First Light: 1

The islanders of Chappaquiddick have a saying: Some come here to heal; others come to hide. Above a crumbling sea wall at the isolated northern tip of Chappaquiddick Island sits a weathered cottage that gives shelter to Mae Keaney who returns to the island at the beginning of World War II determined to distance herself from a past filled with pain and regret. Fiercely independent she defies both the societal conventions of the island and its unforgiving natural world until a catastrophic fire threatens her livelihood the Boat House Café. After reluctantly accepting help from a Wampanoag tribal member she forms an uneasy alliance that leads her to an understanding of the wisdom of the People of the First Light and restores her faith in herself.