Catherine Mainland

Returning Catherine Mainland

Emily Granger hasn't spoken since her son tragically died in the 1960s. It's now 1988, and her husband Harlan is dying. Nurse Jesse Simmons returns to North Carolina to help them prepare to move into a nursing home. Over the next few months, he learns about the secrets and betrayals that have haunted this family for three generations. Can Emily and Harlan make peace with their past before it's too late? Spanning from 1920s Raleigh to war-torn Belgium, the novel explores the ways other people help us move beyond prejudice and guilt to find kindness and redemption.