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Three women… three generations… the truth swimming in the distance.

Lydia Franklin is starting middle school and is experiencing the choppy waves of friendship. Having spent her childhood along the banks of Lake Caywood, splashing and palling around with Sam Finley, she now wants to steer clear of the boy she once called a friend. The reason for this, however, is a mystery even to her.

Jenny Johnson left Seattle with one goal: to forget the relationship that she lost. Having settled into her position as an English teacher at the local middle school, Jenny should be moving forward, but she finds that she’s treading water, struggling to make new connections and friends in a place that is so unfamiliar.

Ruby Gallagher’s home atop the hill is at the center of a town debate. The truth behind why she refuses to sell is a story she won’t share with just anyone, and as Petey Goode investigates, it becomes clear that Ruby’s story has the words to explain not only her own truth, but Jenny and Lydia’s as well.

When she was in the fourth grade, Hannah Rae couldn't fall asleep one night. She climbed out of bed, padded down the hallway to her parents' bedroom, and said, "Mom, I can't sleep." To which her mother replied, "Make up a story in your head." So Hannah Rae created a cast of characters, and a setting, and a plot... and to this day, the first thing she thinks about when she snuggles under the covers each night are those characters and that setting. But the plot is always changing.