Porch lights
By: Dorothea Benton Frank
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780061961298
Subjects: Fiction; Single parents; Widows; Families; Mothers and daughters
Description: When Jimmy McMullen, a fireman with the NYFD, is killed in the line of duty, his wife, Jackie, and ten-year-old son, Charlie, are devastated. Charlie idolized his dad, and now the outgoing, curious boy has become quiet and reserved. Trusting in the healing power of family, Jackie decides to return to her childhood home on Sullivans Island.  Crossing the bridge from the mainland, Jackie and Charlie enter a world full of wonder and magic--lush green and chocolate grasslands and dazzling red, orange, and magenta evening skies; the heady pungency of Lowcountry Pluff mud and fresh seafood on the grill; bare toes snuggled in warm sand and palmetto fronds swaying in gentle ocean winds.