Tholocco's Wake

<p>They say first love lasts forever.</p><p></p><p>Intelligent beautiful and self-assured Emma Dickinson has bright dreams for her future-for she's determined to follow in her father's footsteps and become a doctor. When she meets Patrick McCarthy she immediately falls for the charming high school quarterback who's also a local celebrity in their small town of Bemidji Minnesota. They embark on a whirlwind romance and Emma believes this will be a bond that can never be severed. That is until December 7 1941 when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor...</p><p></p><p>It's 1968 and Emma has been separated from the love of her life for fifteen years now. Though she still harbors a deep resentment toward Patrick she's never gotten around to divorcing him for one reason or another. Deep down however she knows the real reason is that she can't give up hope that the loyal romantic and sweet man she married will return to being the person he once was-before life's disappointments and a tragic injury irrevocably changed him. But when Emma receives a call from her daughter informing her that Patrick's been shot along with his famous senator cousin Eugene McCarthy she travels to the hospital in Atlanta-and down memory lane reliving the heady days of their blossoming relationship and when their marriage spiraled out of control.</p><p></p><p>A lyrical moving and unforgettable novel <em>Tholocco's Wake</em> reminds us of the power of first love and how it can shape us-for better or worse.</p>