Sophistries of Summer Days

(Synonyms for 'sophistries': "Sophistries of Summer Days is excellent storytelling; the novel invites you back into the past to relay a tale of a different world. A world bursting with both heartache and promise, ready to shape the one we live in now." ~~Kristiana Reed - Editor. "The setting and supporting cast of characters are vivid and evocative, and Cherrimina is an appealing and sympathetic narrator." - "I love Cherrimina's voice; she is an engaging narrator. . . and the novel is full of rich characters whom I enjoyed spending time with." - Two women forge an extraordinary friendship during a time of instability, deception, treachery, and loss. Even the British West Indies are no refuge from the rising political tensions of the 1930s, but fourteen-year-old islander Cherrimina is much more interested in Dove, a pretty red-haired American who has mysteriously appeared in her remote hometown. Dove takes up residence in an abandoned mansion, and as a devastating hurricane blows in, she commits a crime-one seen only by Cherrimina. An unlikely friendship forms between the two young women, but when the storm finally abates, Dove disappears from Cherrimina's life. Then World War II breaks out, and during those terrible years, Cherrimina witnesses uprisings, homelessness, and betrayal. Choosing to escape the nightmare that her home has become, Cherrimina flees to New York, where she is reunited with Dove. But her friend is not the woman Cherrimina remembers. As Dove and Cherrimina struggle to reconnect, they must determine whether friendship and love can weather the storms of life.