The first step to letting go of the past is forgiving itEvery day of her life Julia Rich lives with the memory of a horrible accident she caused long ago In the years since she has tried to hide her guilt in the quiet routine of teaching at a small South Carolina college avoiding close relationships with family and would-be friends But one day a phone call from Carmen a niece she has never met disrupts her carefully controlled worldCarmen is a study in contrastscomical yet wise sunny yet contemplative soft yet assertive As she sets about gently drawing Julia from her self-imposed solitude into a place of hope she also seeks her own peace for past mistakesTogether the two women embark on a journey that takes Julia far from the familiar comfort of home and gives Carmen the courage to open her heart Together their sightseeing trip turns into a discovery of truth grace redemption and finally love.
