The Daisy

Two young teenagers share their first kiss in Midland, Michigan in the fall of 1955. As new unfamiliar emotions are surfacing, Beth's family is uprooted and suddenly moved; her whereabouts unknown to Ben. An unsuspecting Facebook message from Beth to a common friend connects the two of them over half a century later. Although the distance between them is great, they decide to meet in Indianapolis. Their meeting awakens the desire they felt all those years before, again sharing a kiss that moved them both the way the first did many years before. They arrange a second meeting on Mackinac Island, Michigan. The dilemma our lovers face is finding their bodies unable to match the fire burning in their hearts. Have the years of abstinence taken its toll on Ben? Can Beth turn back the clock and reclaim those lost years? Can a lowly daisy be the instrument to bring back the memories in all the glorious detail? Or will it destroy a new and budding relationship?

Mr. Garber is a retired Electronic Technician, married for fifty-one years with two children, four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and another on the way. He has written various short stories, but never published. After urging from his family, he decided to write The Daisy, his first full length novel. He resides with his wife in Pekin, Illinois.