And Then It Was September
by Wendy Day
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Pub Date Sep 09 2024 | Archive Date Mar 15 2025
Description
Savannah native, Jasmine, sets out to solve a 30-year-old mystery after spotting a photo of a girl named Audrey wearing her family’s long-lost heirloom necklace.
Summer 1987
When rebellious 16-year-old Audrey is forced to ride shotgun with her dad on a six-week cross-country sales trip, she’s sure her summer is ruined. But with the help of her best friend, she is determined to make the best of it. In her thread-worn backpack is a stack of black and white photos she plans to hang in diners wherever she goes- adding herself to the walls of fame. After all, she knows she’s going to be famous someday. But becoming famous isn’t the same as leaving a legacy.
Summer 2017
Thirty-four-year-old Jasmine needs one thing to complete her almost perfect life- a baby. Facing family pressure and a ticking biological clock, getting pregnant is her primary focus. Then she stumbles upon a black and white glossy photo tacked up on a diner wall amid a field of famous faces. The girl in the photo is wearing a unique necklace Jasmine recognizes as a family heirloom, lost by her Granny years before. As Jasmine sets out to find the girl and the necklace, she discovers that the best-laid plans are often written in sand.
Delightfully heartwarming, And Then It Was September explores the impact our lives have and the legacy we leave when we’re gone.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781957707259 |
| PRICE | 13.99 |
| PAGES | 350 |
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Featured Reviews
Kathryn M, Reviewer
I really enjoyed the duel time-lines in this book, it was everything that I was hoping for from the description. There was a great mystery element to this book and worked in it's favor. The characters in each time-period felt like they were supposed to be there and had that element that I was hoping for. I enjoyed what Wendy Day wrote and had me going back to re-read this again. I thought the cover worked with the story and was invested in knowing more from the cover.
Sue P, Reviewer
I loved this story! Its about a young married woman named Jasmine and her journey to find a special necklace her grandmother lost years before. Her journey to find the necklace brings her to Audrey,a young girl that holds the key to the story. Its a great story about family, love and the events that bring it all together.
Reviewer 923413
I was a teen in the 80s and could relate to this book in some ways. That being said I had difficulty reading the teenager’s narrative at my current age. Disliked too many characters and the antiquated belief system bothered me. Women don’t need to cater to men.
I believe I may not be the correct target audience for this book. It is well-written.
Thank you to the publisher for the opportunity to read this advanced copy. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Reviewer 647694
This is really two stories, one about Audrey, a teen in the 80s and another about a woman Jasmine, in 2017. Jasmine discovers a picture of Audrey wearing a one-of-a-kind necklace that originally belonged to her great great grandmother and sets off to find the necklace.. Both stories are interesting, though at times some of the characters are a bit one dimensional. Overall an enjoyable little feel good story with a touch of mystery. 3.5 stars rounded up.
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